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“The tidal information for Bideford is reproduced by permission of the controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office and the UK Hydrographic

Office (www.ukho.gov.uk) © British Crown copyright. All rights reserved.” These tables have been prepared with as much care as

possible, but the publishers can accept no liability for any inaccuracy.

Well done to everyone who found Larry the

Lamb this month. Larry was hiding on

page 25 behind The Pannier Pantry,

Butchers Row, Bideford Did you find

him?

We are very happy to give a £10 voucher to

Janet Green, Watkins Way, Bideford

Please get in touch to sort out your

voucher. Well Done.

See if you can spot him this month.

Competition entry information

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Larry the Lamb Competition

Bideford Tide Times

Article: Top Tech for University

Church Services & Events

Article: Beauty - Shades of Autumn

Puzzle Corner

Loving Libraries

Article: Monthly Recipe - Cake & Bake

Article: Back to School - Book Review

Article: Gardening - Lovely Lawns

Useful Information

Supermarket Opening Times

Dates for the Diary

Clubs & Societies

Business Cards

Useful Numbers & Puzzle Solutions

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Welcome to the September edition of The Link. It’s the start of a

new academic year and I would like to wish everyone who is going back to school, starting a new college or university good luck for this coming year. Good Luck also goes out to my

youngest son who is starting college. However, I’m pleased to say that he will continue to help me by keeping the website updated and monitor our social media sites so he is going to be

kept busy! We will also be updating our website software so that it will be easier to read all the content from a mobile or tablet as I am aware that this can be an issue at the moment.

We had a great response to last months anniversary competitions both in the magazine and on twitter. Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter. I will be contacting the

lucky winners soon and you will be able to find a list on www.thelinkpublications.co.uk. The lucky winners will have some great prizes from our local businesses to enjoy,.

I really can’t believe we are in September already, this year has gone so quickly and it would be lovely if this month we get

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St Margaret’s Church, Northam 8.00am 4th Sunday - Holy Communion (BCP)

10.00am 1st Sunday - Morning Worship 2nd Sunday - Holy Communion 3rd Sunday - All Age Service 4th Sunday - Morning Worship with Holy

Communion by Extension On a 5th Sunday a Team Service will be held in either of the three churches. Please see notice boards. Northam Methodist Church

Sunday Service 10.30am, Crèche available. All Welcome. Westward Ho! Baptist Church Sunday services at 11am and 6.30pm. Lunch club 2nd Wednesday of the month. Weekly activities. Caring for all

ages - Contact: Mark Kimber, 01805 603314 for more info Holy Trinity Church, Westward Ho! 10.30am 1st and 3rd Sunday - Holy Communion. 10.30am 2nd Sunday - Morning Worship

10.30am 4th Sunday - Informal Service On any 5th Sundays in the month Joint Services are held in one of the 3 churches. Please see church notice board. Bethel, the Quay, Appledore

Each Sunday at 11. 45am - Bible teaching; also a meeting for prayer and Bible study during the week, but the day varies; please ring 01237 474466. St Mary’s Parish Church, Appledore

1st & 3rd Sundays 8am BCP Communion 2nd and 4th Sundays 10am Morning Worship 1st and 3rd Sunday 10am CW Communion 5th Sunday team service - see notice board/parish magazine/website for venue.

Appledore Baptist Church Sunday service 10.30am with activities for children and teenagers. Every Tuesday in term time Little Tiddlers for pre-schoolers. 9.15 - 10.30 and 10.45 - 12 noon. For all activities contact

Irene Rowe 01237 479571 St Mary’s Parish Church, Bideford Sunday 8am Holy Communion, 10 am Parish Communion with Sunday School (with All Age Service on

the 2nd Sunday with activities for children), 7pm Evensong 1st Sunday, 7pm Taize 3rd Sunday; Tuesday - REFLECTIONS - fellowship for the bereaved. Every 3rd Tuesday at 3.00pm

Wednesday - TEA WITH FRIENDS - 2.00pm every second Wednesday Enquiries to St Mary's Church Office, 9 Church Walk, Bideford, EX39 2BP tel 01237 474078. www.stmaryschurchbideford.org

Lavington United Reformed Church Bridgeland Street, Bideford. We meet at 11am for morning worship with Junior Church and at 6.30 p.m. for evening worship The Salvation Army, Sunday Service - 3.00 pm, Tuesday

CAMEO (Come and Meet Each Other) afternoon - 2pm. Both take place at the Baptist Church in Mill Street, Bideford. Bideford Baptist Church, Mill Street. Sunday Worship at 10.30am Sunday School & Crèche,

Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday High Street Methodist Church, Bideford, Sunday Service 10.30am + Crèche

The Bethel Evangelical Church, East of the Water, Bideford. Sunday worship 10.30am, Prayer & bible study on

Tuesdays at 7.30pm. The Sacred Heart Church, North Road, Bideford - Saturday vigil mass 6.30 pm, Sunday mass 11 am Bideford Quaker Meeting. Everyone is welcome to Quaker

Meeting for Worship, held at the Friends Meeting House, 17 Honestone Street, at 10.30 on Sunday mornings. Enquiries to the clerk 01237 421549. Abundant Life Church, The Bideford Youth Centre, The Pill,

Kingsley Road, Bideford, Every Sunday at 10:30am. Bideford Centre of Light, Hart Street. Sat. 6.30p.m. - Mediumship, Sun. 6.30p.m.- Divine Service. We continue to offer healing after the Sunday Service, at approx. 7.45pm,

by SNU approved and registered healers. Also on Tuesday between 10am-12pm. The Bethel, East-the-Water :- last Sunday of the month 7.30p.m. Special healing meeting . 01237 472308

St.Helen’s Church, Abbotsham Sundays:11am Holy Communion Service only due to an Interregnum The Liberal Catholic Church Grail Community Chalice House, Torridge Hill, Bideford,EX39 2AZ.Services are Holy

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Puzzle Corner

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Loving Libraries by Nick Arnold

This month’s serving of local Library news is as jam-packed as summer fruits in an under-sized jam-jar. And just as sweet and tasty

Let’s get sweet

with the good news – there’ll be FREE WI-FI in

Devon Libraries by the end of September. And

APPLEDORE LIBRARY tops the list. The dramatic announcement came at

the Devon Friends Group Conference. The Conference also heard plans for the mutual set to run Devon Libraries next year. If you want to

know more there’s info at all libraries. Last month the head of the mutual, Julie Dent visited Appledore Library for talks with Friends of

Appledore Library. She was impressed with the refurbished building for which Walter’s Emporium in Myrtle Street has now raised

more than £30,000. She also heard plans to show visitors a film about Appledore at the Library.

And talking about the Library, on Thursday 3rd

September the Men’s Group meets in the Events Room at 7.30 pm. All gentlemen are welcome – bring drink and a small donation to

cover room hire. The Library is once more the heart of the famous Appledore Book Festival. As we go to press the only events in the Library that haven’t sold out are: Tuesday 29th Sep-

tember – 10 am Comedy Writing Workshop with Tony Kirkwood and Friday 2nd October,

12.30 pm, John Godrich talks about his fa-ther’s battles in the Frist World War. See bro-chure or ring the box office (01237) 424949 for

tickets and availability.

Over in NORTHAM LIBRARY Friends of Northam Library will be sprucing up the

building and could

do with your support. Just ask Lisa in the Library

how to join them. On Friday 25th September there’s

another marvellous Macmillan Coffee

Morning at the Library starting at 10 am and next month Lisa is planning three exciting events. I’ll tell you about 14th and 21st October

next time – for now all I’ll say is that on 9th October there’s a walk called the Three Libraries Challenge. It will link our local

libraries and tickets cost £2.50. Feeling energetic? Well, it’s a good excuse to front-load your energy intake with those yummy

W.I cakes at the Coffee Morning!

TORRINGTON LIBRARY hosts Bouncing Bees sessions for toddlers at10 am on

Tuesdays. On Monday 14th September The Reading Group meets at Glentor, the Abbeyfield Home in Villa Road at 10.30 am.

Ask at the Library if you want to join them. There are Tuesday Bounce and Rhyme for tiny tots from 15th September and Kate is

planning more visits from school groups for next term

At BIDEFORD LIBRARY Thursday morning pre-schooler Story Sessions begin with the new school term and the one at 9.30 am on 10th

September is unmissable. Two singing Bideford Community Support Officers will join the fun!

Elsewhere in the month the usual groups

are gathering but it’s a good idea to check

that the Feel Better with a Book group

really is meeting on a Wednesday at 10.30 am.

Finally here’s three lovely photos of summer

craft events. Alma reports crafty fun at Appledore, whilst in Northam where 200 kids joined the reading challenge valiant volunteer

Ruth was super-busy. Finally in Bideford, fun has been the order of the jam-packed happy loving libraries day

Whole group - Bideford Library kids'

Appledore Library craft event

A busy summer at Northam

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Looking for Alaska - John Green

Fitting in at a new school is never easy, but Miles

Halter’s life is transformed the day he starts at Culver Creek Boarding School and meets the eponymous

Alaska Young. She’s beautiful and smart and funny and incredibly sexy, thinks Miles. He’s a smitten kitten

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Goodbye, Mr Chips - James Hilton

As the students move through the years and eventu-

ally leave school, there are some masters and mis-tresses who live out their days in the same

establishment; the school becoming as much a part of their lives as their own family. Mr Chipping or ‘Mr

Chips’ teaches classics at Brookfield School and is something of an institution. The kids think classics

and Latin are antiquated subjects, and that their master has perhaps ‘had his chips’, but he perse-

veres as a staunch believer in discipline and education. Time does move Mr Chips on though, as

he falls in love with the young and challenging


Katherine and worries about the world that lies beyond Brookfield as times change and life continues.

I’d Tell You I Love You, but Then I’d Have to Kill

You - Ally Carter

The Gallagher Academy sets itself apart as being for ‘exceptional women’ and the high achievers among

us. It’s actually a school for future spies. Here the young ladies learn combat and martial arts, code-

deciphering and even have the odd bit of tuition in chemical warfare. Cammie is one such highly-

intelligent student who’s being primed for a life in espionage. However, she can’t escape the fact that

she’s also just a girl who’s got a bit of a crush on a boy. How does she go about concealing her identity

from the one person she might be falling in love with? It could be a case of mission: impossible.

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - Muriel Spark

Most people would say that they have one teacher

who really sticks in their mind and who had a significant impact on their future. Unconventional

and unorthodox schoolmistress Miss Brodie nurtures the high-achieving ‘Brodie set’ and has a great I

nfluence over her girls, through her charm and her guile. She fills her lessons with personal accounts of

her love life, her politics and her unique slant on life and the future of the Brodie set. Miss Jean Brodie

has become an iconic literary figure and has been brought to life both on the stage and in film, by

Dame Maggie Smith no less. It’s a back to school must. Stargirl - Jerry Spinelli Another unusual and left-of-centre teenage girl now, in the form of ‘Stargirl Caraway’. She arrives like a little sprinkling of sunshine at Mica High, strumming her ukulele and taking care of her pet rat. Leo Borlock falls head over heels for her and for a while it looks as though everyone at the school has a soft spot for Stargirl. But, teenagers are fickle, and as soon as you’re up they’ll bring you crashing back down to earth again. The one thing that might save Stargirl is the one thing that could also destroy her: Leo thinks she needs to blend in. Can you make someone be ‘normal’? Can you pretend to be something you’re not? This enchanting book celebrates our quirks and eccentricities and should be read by everyone- whether their ‘freak flag’ is flying, or it’s hidden. The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger Holden Caulfield is cheesed off. The original personification of teenage angst, he narrates a couple of days in his life after being expelled from his stuffy prep school, and generations of adults take him into their still-adolescent hearts. The fact that, to this day, it remains on banned book lists should give you some indication of the power of this anti-establishment novel. Teenagers tend to either revere Caulfield, or absolutely detest him and can’t see what his problem is. Either way, it makes for controversial reading, and a great escape from the ‘olds’ who’ll just get on your case.

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Dates for the diary

Friday 4th September - Bideford & District Community Archive is running a General Knowledge Quiz in Northam Hall, Fore Street from 7pm. Entry is £5 per person, tables of a maximum of 6 people, food will be provided, BYO drink. Prizes! Contact 07980944146 to register a team. Saturday 5th September - Coffee Morning at the home of Cindy and Brian French 'Challenge' Limers Lane Northam (situated at the end of the drive running alongside Riversford). All, of course, in aid of our Trust Help for Rwanda, please visit www.davidrundletrust.co.uk or to donate please use

www.everyclick.com/thedavidrundletrust Saturday 5th September - Holy Trinity Church, Westward Ho! The theatrical singing group, ENCORE!, are returning to perform at Holy Trinity Church, Westward Ho! again this year. ENCORE!

is fast becoming one of the most popular singing groups in the area with their theatrical concerts of four-part harmony singing, duets and solos of all your favourite songs from the shows, both old and new. The emphasis is on quality singing and entertainment, creating a memorable and thoroughly

enjoyable evening out for all the family. The concert is on Saturday 5th September, starting at 7pm. Light refreshments will be available during the interval and there will be a retiring collection. Starting Monday 7th September - Free 5 week cooking for 1 course 3-5 pm at the Bideford Art Centre. Learn knife skills, meals for 1, healthy eating and cooking on a budget. All ingredients will be provided. To book call 07590 776040 Thursday 10th September - Scottish Country Dancing- Class starts on Thursday 10 Sept..at Westleigh Village Hall at 7.30 Beginners welcome, no partner needed,. Get fit, have fun and make new friends. Turn up or ring Anthony on 01237 473801 or Les on 01840 261708. Thursday 10th September - 5 week Hula hooping course starts at Northam Hall. £25 for 5 sessions. Get fit have fun and tone up. Booking is essential. Call Anne 07791568340 Thursday 10th September – Bideford Round Table “Back to School” Business Meeting at The Thatched Inn, Abbotsham. As usual if any males between the ages of 18 – 45 are interested in

coming along then feel free to contact the Chairman (me) on 07977596932 or [email protected] Friday 11th September – 10-12, Community Coffee Morning and Craft ‘n’ Chat, Kingsley Hall, Westward Ho! 07980944146. A Community Coffee Morning is being held on Friday 11 September between 10-12 in the Kingsley Hall, Westward Ho! and, if successful, will be held fortnightly. Pop in for a cuppa and a piece of cake. At the same time and in the same venue, if you are a craftsperson,

bring your craft and come along to meet other like-minded people for a chat and a coffee. If you’d like to learn a craft, it would be great to see you as well. There will be a small charge to cover costs for both events.

Saturday 12th September - Bideford Carnival starts at 6.00pm. Fireworks at about 9.30pm (once it's dark enough). Tuesday 15th September - 10am -12.30pm Free craft workshop at the Burton Art Gallery. Sequin art and decoupage. All materials will be provided. To book call 07590 776040 18th-20th September - Friday & Saturday 10am-4pm & Sunday 11am-3.30pm. Little Stitches Quilt Group, 1st Exhibition. Littleham Village Hall, Littleham, Bideford EX39 5HR. Admission £1, free car parking, disabled facilities, refreshments, trader, raffle for a quilt and demonstrations. All proceeds to Devon Air Ambulance's "Make Night Time Flight Time" campaign. Tuesday 22nd September - 10am - 12pm Free Coffee morning at the Bideford art centre. Come along for some coffee and company and let us know what free events you would like in your area. Thursday 24th September – Bideford Round Table “Karate Kid Returns” evening As usual if any males between the ages of 18 – 45 are interested in coming along then feel free to

contact the Chairman (me) on 07977596932 or [email protected] Friday 25th September – 10-12, Community Coffee Morning and Craft ‘n’ Chat, Kingsley Hall, Westward Ho! 07980944146

26th September - 4th October - Appledore Book Festival Idyllically situated on the Taw and Tor-ridge rivers, with breath taking sunsets and huge tides, Appledore is a unique place to hear authors discuss their work and creativity. Join novelists, historians, broadcasters, poets and playwrights www.appledorebookfestival.co.uk BOOK FESTIVAL CAFÉ 11.00am - 6.00pm 26th September—4th October St. Mary's Church Hall. Appledore Coffee, Tea, Light Lunches, Snacks & Homemade Cakes All proceeds to The North Devon Hospice.


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CALLING ALL SINGERS! ENCORE! hold Open Auditions ENCORE! is a theatrical singing group made up of performers from the Bideford and Barnstaple area, many of whom have sung as principals in major musical theatre productions in North Devon and be-yond. Over the last few years the group has had great success with their theatrical concerts which mix

four-part harmony singing, duets and solos in events which help raise funds for local charities. Due to a couple of members leaving the North Devon area, the group will be holding open auditions for new singers on Wednesday 16th September in Lavington United Reform Church, Bridgeland Street, Bideford at 7.30pm. Potential auditionees will be required to perform a solo taken from musical theatre, as well as being given the opportunity to sing in harmony with the rest of the group. If you are interested in auditioning, or would like further information, please contact Caroline Hunt on

01237 429798, or email [email protected]

Visit of Swansea Excelsior Ladies Choir In October last year the Torridge Male Voice choir was invited to sing in Swansea with the Excelsior

Ladies Choir. This choir, formed in 1941, has sung internationally and been part of many musical festivals. In the past 15 years the choir has raised over £40,000 for various charities. The concert in Swansea was a great success. The Torridge Choir always gets a good reception in

South Wales. The ladies arranged, in turn, to visit the Little White Town. They had hoped to come in May but both choirs had busy schedules and so they had to put it off until this month. The concert in aid of the Devon Air Ambulance will be in Bideford Methodist Church, High Street, at

7pm on Saturday 26th September. Tickets are £5 and will be available at the door.

THE APPLEDORE SINGERS - A NEW SEASON It’s the beginning of autumn and the Appledore Singers are starting their new season, so here’s an invitation to all ladies who enjoy singing: why not come along to one of our Monday night rehearsals (7.15-9pm at Appledore Baptist Church) and experience singing with us? We always welcome new

members and have a variety of musical arrangements on offer, from gospel and show-stoppers to Top Ten hits. You’re sure to enjoy yourself! For more information contact our Musical Director, Pam Beechey on 01237 420652 or see our website: theappledoresingers.co.uk ‘Seek a Smile thro’ Song’

NEW SEASON FOR BIDEFORD MUSIC CLUB

In October Bideford Music Club begins its new season of concerts at Bideford Methodist Church Hall, High Street. Once a month until March there will be concerts of very varied music played by artists

more accustomed to playing in The Wigmore Hall and other international venues. First up on October 7th will be The Marlebone Trio, a classical wind trio of oboe, clarinet and bassoon, followed by violinist Katy Stillman with Simon Lane on piano in November. Well-known and admired Harry the Piano (Paul Harris) will give the Christmas concert on 2nd December. He can “play any tune in any style”, “a keyboard genius” and performs on “Friday Night is Music Night” on BBC Radio 2 – don’t miss him!

For the first time, the January concert will be on a Sunday afternoon, the 10th. Those who do not like dark and cold evenings will enjoy listening to the guitar duo of Tom Ellis and Laura Snowden and others could perhaps bring their young people to listen to a grown-up concert!

Trombonist Peter Moore is the youngest ever BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2008 and he was appointed co-principal trombone of the LSO in 2014 at the age of 18. He will perform in February with pianist Jonathan Ware accompanying him.

We are fortunate in North Devon that these international artists of such high calibre are happy to come and perform to us and we need to try and ensure our audiences match them. You do not have to be a member to come to concerts but there are four and six concert memberships available as well as single

concert tickets. For members only there will be a pre-season talk given by John Hobbs introducing the music and musicians of the season ahead with a cream tea afterwards. Programme brochures and membership details can be obtained from Lindy Johnson 01237 423112 or email:

[email protected]. Please note for those who already have their brochures, Katy Stillman is a violinist and will not be playing the oboe.

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Do you ever find yourself shouting at the television when the “great and the good” are telling us how we ought to be thinking about the big issues of the day? Would you like to have your say on such

issues? Well, a new group in Barnstaple could offer you that opportunity. THINKING MATTERS! is a new, Barnstaple-based discussion group that meets on the fourth Wednesday of every month, at the Cedars Inn, Bickington Road, Sticklepath, EX31 2HE which aims to provide the opportunity for an open

forum discussion on a subject of topical interest. Each month’s topic, whether serious or more light-hearted, will be chosen by those attending the meetings. All points of view will be respected, so everyone can expect to have their say. There is no membership fee, (£1 voluntary donation on the

night), just come along, make yourself known and join in an evening of lively debate and stimulating conversation. For further information please contact the Meetings Organiser Barry Zussman on (01237 474225) or visit the website. www.thinkingmatters.org.uk We look forward to welcoming you.

The first meeting will be on Wednesday 23rd September at 7.30pm, when the subject will be ‘Referendums: Power to the People?” ST. MARY’S CHURCH, APPLEDORE THE CHURCHYARD - AN APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE

Each year we ask all residents and friends of Appledore to contribute to the Churchyard Appeal. We are always immensely grateful to all those who respond to this request, for the funds raised enable us to pay for the grass to be cut regularly during the growing period and the trees and pathways to be maintained.

But there is, of course, so much more that could be done. We are, therefore, endeavouring to put together a team of helpers, who are willing to contribute their time and efforts to improving the overall appearance of the Churchyard. We want it to be a place of beauty and tranquillity, where villagers or

visitors can walk or sit, contemplating the achievements of our forebears and admiring the well-kept grassy walkways, bordered by wild flowers. We are aware that many graves are lovingly cared for by relatives of the deceased and we would not wish to impinge upon the peace and privacy of such visits to

the Churchyard. There are, however countless graves, which, as the years pass by, no longer have any remaining relatives to tend them. We hope to update the plan of the Churchyard and assist in tidying up tombs of earlier generations, which may otherwise become neglected and forgotten. If you feel able to

help in any way, please contact one of the Churchwardens, who would be so pleased to hear from you. Further advice and suggestions would be much appreciated. Churchwardens - Tom More (01237 475044) Sue Austin (01237 421281)

The Rotary Club of Bideford meets every Thursday, 12.50 - 2pm at the Royal Hotel, East-the-Water. On a fifth Thursday of a month and a few special dates there will be an evening meeting, please check the website or ring to confirm. The aim of Rotary is the advancement of local and international under-

standing, goodwill and peace, through a Fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service. Visitors from other clubs and those thinking about joining us are always welcome. www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/homepage.php?ClubID=1018 or ring Jacquie Willoughby 01237 424066

Nothing Short Of Brilliant The See Hear Centre (SHC) For more information about SHoW and their new timetable contact the See Hear Centre on 01271 373236 or 07831 515809 or email [email protected] Web: www.livingoptions.org SHoW (See Hear on Wheels) accessible mobile

service offers equipment demonstrations and loans for people with sight and hearing loss. Abbey Gateway Skills Club, Northam Community Centre, Fore Street, Norham. Every Wednesday from 11am to 2pm for adults with learning disabilities/difficulties. The club is

designed to help members take part in activities that are enjoyable and build for their future. Our motto is ‘Anything is Possible! For more details call Amanda on: 07988 797 785. Torridge Walk and Talk Walking:.the way to Health Torridge & Walk has a full

programme of local walks for people to take part in, you do not have to join a club or pay a fee, just turn up and have fun as we do every week throughout the year. Our walks range from 1 to 3 miles and all finish with a cheerful coffee/tea break. The walk programme can be found on the National Walking for

Health web site www.walkingforhealth.org.uk, at doctors surgeries, TTVS in Bridgeland Street or from Steve 01237 421528. The walks are lead by local volunteers so If you are a walker already, enjoy talking to people & helping others why not talk to us about becoming a walk leader yourself.


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Appledore Instow Ferry

www.appledoreinstowferry.com where you will find the ferry status (the ferries do not operate if the wind is gusting at more than Force

5), a calendar of events for Appledore and Instow, the history of the ferry and the source of some of the funding. We now have a mobile

website so the timetable can be checked from any smart phone.

A Dairyman's walk to the Counties of

Cream Teas

Poole dairyman Roger Bromby, 76, has worked in the dairy business his whole life, from the horse

and cart days as a local lad, delivering milk to doorsteps for farming families, to founding and running S&R Dairies and serving five thousand

local customers from 1968-1999. Now fifteen years into his retirement, he is taking on a new challenge. Roger will embark on a 'Walk of Memo-

ries' along the South West Coast Path from Mine-head to Poole, ending at the Sandbanks Ferry, a distance of 630 miles in total. Roger is supported

by a long-time family friend Peter Mortlock, who has worked alongside Roger since his early days. The walking challenge is raising funds to support

two charities close to their hearts and both Roger and Peter would like the public to get behind the challenge and help them raise money and aware-

ness for the 2 valuable causes. The Charity to benefit are The Shane Alderman Charitable Trust, founded in the name of Peter's grandson, the

Trust supports disabled and paralympic athletes. The challenge will also raise money for Poole Hospital Charity’s Children's Unit Fund, in memory

of Roger and wife Sheila's daughter Adele who passed away aged twelve after a short and tragic illness in 1974. Poole Hospital children’s unit pro-

vides expert paediatric treatment and assessment for thousands of local children. Charitable dona-tions are used to improve facilities for the children

and on occasion additional equipment that the NHS doesn’t cover. Roger will embark on what he sees as his 'Walk of

Memories' at the end of the summer, taking with him his memories of a lifetime spent working for his own and other local dairies, his many custom-

ers served throughout Poole and surrounding areas and of course his memories of Adele. Roger and his wife Sheila, with the help of

others, hope to use Roger's walk to raise as much as possible for these two important causes. Roger will start the walk on Tuesday 1st September from

Minehead and hopes to complete the 630 miles in the following weeks. Roger and Peter would love company “Anyone interested in joining us on the

walk for a day, a week or even the whole distance, please contact Peter on 07710 623464 the more the merrier”Donations to be shared by the two

good causes can be made using https://charity checkout.co.uk/1128710. Press enquiries to Peter Mortlock 07710 623464

28 Collwood Close, Poole, Dorset, BH15 3HF

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Monday The Appledore Singers rehearse at Appledore Baptist Church 7-9pm - more info call Pam Beechey on 01237 420652 www.theappledoresingers.co.uk

Bideford Stamp Club second Monday of each month at 7.30pm at The Old School Room, rear of Kingsley Hall, 17 Atlantic Way, Westward Ho! For further details contact Norman Devonshire on 01237 472101. British Legion meet at the Appledore Social club on the first Monday (except bank holidays when second Monday) of the month at 7:30. Come and join us. Braunton Camera Club's at 7.30pm, there is a varied programme of speakers, discussions, competitions and practical evenings. Feel free to come along and see us, new members are always welcome. www.quillstring.co.uk/bcc

Tuesday Bideford Centre of Light, Hart Street, offers healing by SNU approved and registered Healers. We now offer healing on a Tuesday from 10.00am to 12pm. Lavington United Reformed Church Coffee Morning & lunches Tuesdays 10.00am -1.15pm Bideford WI meets on the 1st Tues of every month in the New Sea Cadet Building, Park Lane 2pm REME Association, North Branch Fourth Tuesday of the month (except December). Held at the Appledore Social Club for ex REME Craftsmen & women. Call 01237 424946 The Macular Disease Society Bideford Support Group meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at The Burton Gallery, Kingsley Road at 10.30am. For info telephone Alan Strawson on 01237 474128 Northam Choral Society meets every Tuesday at 7.30 pm at the Methodist Church Hall, Cross Street Torridge Tuesdays A group who meet to socialise, craft, learn and fund raise. 7-9pm on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at Appledore Social Club. For more details contact Ruth on 07977 184897 Appledore Short Mat Bowling Club Appledore Community Hall Tuesday Evenings at 7pm. The Torridge Male Voice Choir meets at Woolsery Village Hall each Tuesday at 8pm 01237 470913

Wednesday BIDEFORD JIVE Every Wednesday night at the Polyfield Centre, East the Water. A night of fun, friend-ship and dancing. Call Sean on 07968 053118, for any other information. Bideford Healers The Sea Cadets building in Victoria Park, healing sessions Wednesdays from 10am—12 noon. Bideford Probus Club (tel 473 337) every 2nd and 4th Wednesday, 10.15am at the Royal Hotel. Appledore Pirates Cash Bingo in the Appledore Hall 7.15pm Sew Together friendly stitching/knitting club, meet every Wednesday 4pm - 6pm at Northam Library, New members always welcome phone SUE 01237 471461 The Northam Knit & Natter Group meets in St Margaret’s Church on the first and third Wednesdays of each month from 1.30-3.30pm for craft, chat and coffee (or tea) and biscuits. Bring your knitting, crochet, tapestry, cross-stitch, embroidery, loom weaving or any other handwork you enjoy. Stay for two hours or just drop in. Call Fran on 470183 or Catherine on 475720 if you have any questions. We look forward to welcoming you. Sew Sociable Fun & friendly sewing club All abilities welcome. Every Wednesday 7-9pm at Lavington Church Hall. For more info call Sue or Laura on 01237 470575 Find us on Facebook Bideford Folk Dance Club Have you ever thought it would be good to keep fit, meet new people and enjoy yourself all at the same time? Then why not come along to the Bideford Folk Dance Club? We meet every Wednesday night during school term time at Northam Hall from 19.30 until 21.30. £3 per evening, and you don't need any experience or a partner - just a love of dancing. So if you want to try, it would be great to see you! Chris Jewell 01237 423554 Bingo - Every Wednesday - Northam Leisure Centre, The Square, in aid of the Muscular Sclerosis Society. Eyes down at 7.15pm. 1 - 2 - 3 Lines every game. Parkinson's UK - Torridge Branch - here to help, support, motivate those people with Parkinson's, their carers and families. Our coffee mornings will be run on the first Weds of each month opening at 10am for 10.30am start at Ethelwynne Brown Housing Trust, Phase One Common Room, Barnstaple Road, East-the-Water, Bideford. Nr Wooda Surgery. Julie Jones 01237 478128 The Tarkar Healing Group, The Bideford Arts Centre, The Quay, Bideford 01805 624215 www.tarkahealing.co.uk, Weds 1.45-3.45pm

Thursday Mothers Union Northam third Thursday of the month at 10.15 at St Margaret's Church, Northam Ladies & Gentleman welcome. Call Christine on 01237 474007 for more info. Northam Methodist Church Hall Thursday Fellowship at 2.15pm

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Clubs & Societies Atlantic Flower Club every 4th Thursday of each month - at St Mary’s Church Hall, Appledore 2pm. Call 01237 421776 Bideford Folk Club meets in the Joiners Arms Bideford at 8pm for a ‘singaround’ most weeks where anyone can come along to sing, say, play or listen. Call 01237 470792 Thursday Fellowship Join us every Thursday at 2.30pm at the Northam Methodist Church Hall. Different speaker every week. All Welcome. £1 includes draw, tea & biscuits. Call Maggie Smale on 01237 421956 for more info. Northam WI meets at the Methodist Church Hall, Cross Street, on the 2nd. Thursday of each month at 7.30 pm. Call Sarah Parker on 01237 421776 for info. Westward Ho! WI meets on the 1st Thursday of the month 2pm old school room, Kingsley Hall The Northam & District Men's Forum meets from 10:15 until 12 noon at the Methodist Church Hall, Cross Street, Northam. Refreshments followed by interesting speakers. A warm welcome to existing and new Members. Details from Bob Heath on 01237 479917. The Appledore Men's Group, first Thursday of every month, 7.30pm, speaker and venue varies. Further information: 01237 425247 Bideford Inner Wheel Club meets the first Thursday of the month (except July and August) at 2pm at the Royal Hotel in Bideford. If there is the demand we will start a new club to meet in the evenings. Contact me - Julie Turner on 01237 470100 or by email at [email protected] We welcome new members to join in the fun and friendship we have while achieving so much good to help those less fortunate than ourselves.

Friday ROCKIN SHOES Rock n Roll Club First & third Friday of each month at Robins Nest, Bideford Football Club. Doors open 19.45. Call PJ on 01237 476686 for more information. Appledore WI meet on the1st Friday of every month in the Blue Lights Hall, Vernons Lane, 2.30pm. Tel. 01237 476201 Abbotsham W.I meet on the 2nd. Friday of each month at Abbotsham Village Hall at 7.30pm. Sequence Dancing at Kingsley Hall, Westward Ho! 7.45-10.15pm. Tel.01769 540309 Civil Service Retirement Fellowship Meet at the Community Hall, Griggs Close, Northam 2nd Friday every month 10:30 Please contact Sylvia 471334 Appledore Short Mat Bowling Club meets in the Appledore Community Hall Friday 2pm. Northam Reminiscence Cafe every third Friday of the month between 10am-12pm at Northam Hall. You will be welcomed by a friendly smile, a cuppa and homemade refreshments and meet people from all walks of life & funded to provide support for carers and their loved ones, experiencing memory difficulties or dementia and seeking advice & support. For more information please contact Sophie at Taw & Torridge Caring on 01237 459337 [email protected] The Filling Station is a new informal way of expressing the Christian faith. The Filling Station IS NOT A NEW CHURCH denomination, rather a group of Christians who are celebrating their faith in God in an informal and authentic fashion. Do come and join us at your local FS meeting. Venue: The Hall next to Westward Ho! Baptist Church. 19:30-21:30 Last Friday of every month excluding August and December. email Jess at [email protected] http://www.thefillingstation.org.uk/

Saturday Bingo at Kingsley Hall, Westward Ho! All profits going to the upkeep of the hall. Eyes down is at 7.15 and we play 1 - 2 - 3 Lines every game, new members always welcome. All cash bingo The Taw & Torridge Embroiderers' Group meet at Sticklepath Methodist Hall once a month, 10.00 am-3.30 pm. For details phone Ann on 01271 812995 Little Stitches Quilting Group meet every month at Littleham Village Hall 12-4pm. For further details telephone 01237 471673. Bingo - 1st Saturday of the month - Northam Leisure Centre, The Square, in aid of the Muscular Sclerosis Society. Eyes down at 2.15pm 1 - 2 - 3 Lines every game. New members very welcome. Bingo - 3rd Saturday of the month - Scouts Hall, Northam (Top Hall) Eyes down at 2.15 pm 1 - 2 - 3 Lines every game. New members would be very welcome. In aid of North Devon Hospice

Sunday Bideford Centre of Light, Hart Street, offers healing by SNU approved and registered healers, after the Divine service, at approx.7.45 pm. Charity Bingo in aid of Air Ambulance On the last Sunday of every month in the Kingsley Hall.

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Emergency services In an emergency dial 999 ask for the service that you require; Police, Fire, Ambulance or Coastguard.

Bideford Police Station non emergency Telephone: 101 Crimestoppers Telephone: 0800 555111 Health Health Centre, Northam Telephone: 01237 474994

Medical Centre, Bideford Telephone: 01237 476363 Bideford Hospital, Abbotsham Road Telephone: 01271 322577 The Wooda Surgery, Barnstaple Street Bideford Telephone: 01237 471071 North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple Telephone: 01271 322577

Torrington Cottage Hospital, Calf Street Telephone: 01805 622208 NHS Direct Telephone: 0845 4647 Out of Hours GP service Telephone: 0845 6710270 Northam Dental Centre, Bayview Road Telephone: 01237 476786

Transport Bus and rail enquiry line for the South West Telephone; 0871 2002233 Schools St Helens CofE Primary, Abbotsham, Telephone: 01237 475276

Appledore CP School, Kingsley Avenue, Appledore Telephone: 01237 474365 St Mary’s C of E Primary School Chanters Road Bideford Telephone: 01237 477288 Bideford College, Abbotsham Rd, Bideford Telephone: 01237 477611 St Georges CofE Infant, Jackets Lane, Northam Telephone: 01237 477262

St Margaret's CofE Junior, Seaview Road, Northam Telephone: 01237 473569 Utilities Western Power Distribution Telephone: 0800 365 900 Gas—Emergency (National Grid) Telephone: 0800 111 999

South West Water Telephone: 0800 169 1144 BT Fault line Telephone: 0800 800 151 Citizens Advice Bureaux Telephone: 01237 473161 Torridge District Council, Riverbank House, Bideford Telephone: 01237 428700

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