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Apparently the 2024 tourist season has not been a good one locally. National press reports have quoted a Bideford business as ‘hanging on by a thread’. The Director of Visit Devon says there have been ‘serious declines’ in tourist numbers throughout the county. Inflation has put pressure on family budgets while poor UK weather and…
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Continuing our trip up the River Torridge, we start at Bideford Quay this time. The quay has developed over many years and used to be much closer to the buildings which line the road. Within recent memory, it was not unusual to see shops and pubs flooded on high tides. However, there is now a…
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Continuing our trip up the River Torridge, we start at Bideford Quay this time. The quay has developed over many years and used to be much closer to the buildings which line the road. Within recent memory, it was not unusual to see shops and pubs flooded on high tides. However, there is now a…
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This week, pupils in Devon return to school. A new school year usually means a new teacher. For some it will be the first day at school, for others a transition to a new school, preparing for exams, and maybe the first steps toward higher qualifications. For all of them, their experiences at school will…
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What can be done about the quality of our river water? We have written before about how important clean water is to us here in Torridge, not just to safeguard the health of rowers, paddleboarders and others – human and animal – who use the river, but because the Torridge underpins our identity and our…
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We are shocked and saddened to report the sudden death of a valued member of the River Torridge Heritage Group, Adrian Wills. Adrian was a stalwart of the Rolle Canal and Northern Devon Waterways Society, and a trustee at North Devon Maritime Museum. His energy and drive will be much missed. To honour his memory,…
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Publicity about the Appledore Book Festival mainly focusses on the big names who will be gracing our much-loved coastal village this September. But alongside Rick Stein, Nigel Planer, and Judy Murray, there is plenty of exciting local interest too. Wednesday 18th is dedicated to ‘Seafaring: Past, Present, and Future’ when our Chair Mike Teare – the…
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So, Brunswick Wharf Mark 2 has now got planning permission, Torridge District Council has joined the Northern Devon Railway Alliance, and the clock on St Mary’s Church is back doing what it is supposed to do which is to tell the time. It seems like everything is happening in a rush now before the summer…
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Many of us see the River Torridge most days. We casually note the state of the tide and maybe even focus on the channels that remain at low water. Like all navigable rivers, there will be evidence of past activity, sometimes the remains of a boat or a fixture in the bank or mud. Only…
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Later this summer we are expecting an unusual to arrive at Bideford Quay. Unusual because it is a harvest from the sea that hasn’t been landed here previously. But if this first production is a success, then it will only be the start. What is it? Seaweed, grown in Bideford Bay. This first harvest is…
Bideford and River Torridge Heritage Harbour 