Jane Hannah MacDonaldIII
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With so much heritage surrounding us, it was disappointing that last year there were only two local organisations taking part in the annual celebration of England’s history and culture known as Heritage Open Days (Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own). This year, Bideford and River Torridge Heritage Harbour has stepped in to ensure that more events…
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On 4 May Appledore hosted the 200-year celebration of the RNLI. The day was fine and in the morning sunshine everyone could visit the Mollie Hunt, Appledore’s Tamar class all-weather lifeboat, brought along the quay while the tides were high. As people stood looking at the modern boat, all technology gleaming, leaflets were handed out to…
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The River Torridge Heritage Group is a partnership of heritage organisations seeking to maximise the potential of our maritime heritage. Many readers will remember the lift the Kathleen and May gave Bideford when she was being restored here (1999-2012). The sight of her setting sail again must have been truly exciting. The vision now is to attract…
Bideford and River Torridge Heritage Harbour 