25 years ago

October 23, 1997

Liz Taylor and Sally Halls, members of Brosyan Kernow Cross Stitich Group, presented a quilt with the theme of animals to Lavinia Archer of the Launceston Friends of Children’s Hospice SW (Little Bridge House). The quilt was donated in memory of Helen Mathison who was a founder member of the Cross Stitch Group who sadly passed away in July. Helen loved animals and that is why the group chose the theme. The presentation took place at Reels in Madford Lane, Launceston. The group have 20 members but more would be welcomed.

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40 years ago

October 23, 1982

Mr Eric Sleep, of Trevadlock Farm, Congdon Shop, has again come good in the prestigious BOOM Silcock Cornwall dairy herds competition. For the third time since the competition was started four years ago Mr Sleep has won first place.

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50 years ago

October 21, 1972

At the annual parade of special constables of D Division at Holsworthy long service medals were presented to: Special Chief Inspector Woollard (Holsworthy), Special Cons Hewitt (Camelford), Vigars (Lifton) and Matthews (Okehampton), Cons Martyn (Bude), Matthews (Holsworthy), Slee (Bude), Bradshaw (Launceston) and Johns (Hatherleigh).

At a meeting of Whitstone Parish Council, the chairman Mr A Dowdle was congratulated on being elected a member of Stratton Rural Council.

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60 years ago

October 27, 1962

Cliff Welsh, the suntanned young Australian member of the Bude Surf Life Saving Club, who last year was awarded the Queen’s Commendation for Bravery, in connection with assistance given to a yacht in distress in Bude harbour, has decided to return to Australia.

Some 150 tons of fine quality Cornish granite have been used in the construction of the new underground car park at Hyde Park, London, which was opened by the Prime Minister last week. The stone, a light silver grey in colour, was supplied by the Hantergantick Granite Co. St Breward.

Holsworthy Urban Council are seeking more details of the suggested closure of railways in the area and they are protesting at the same time, for, in the words of Mr L S Taylor, “if we wait until we get the details, it will be too late”.

Before Bude Canal was emptied recently, more than 5,000 fish were removed by bailiffs of Cornwall River Board and laced in the middle an, it was reported at Friday’s meeting of Bude-Stratton Urban Council.

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70 years ago

October 18, 1952

How dangerous it can be for youngsters to roam the cliffs is substaintiated by the incident at Bude last Sunday morning when 11-year-old Jimmy Kent, son of Mr and Mrs J Kent, of 21, Summerleaze, Bude, fell over the cliff at Maer Low and sustained injuries necessitating his immediate removal to Stratton Hospital and later to Plymouth for a serious operation.

Mr Richard Maddever, aged 82, of South Petherwin, died in Launceston Hospital on Sunday from shock and internal injuries sustained as a result of being knocked down by a car when returning home from evening service on Sunday.

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80 years ago

October 24, 1942

AB Clyde Jenkins (only son of Mrs F Jenkin, of Celtic, Delabole) has been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for gallantry during the Dieppe raid, when he was in the water for three hours and only survived through being a strong swimmer.

Mr Hambly, of Bude, attended an investiture at Buckingham Palace to receive from the King the Albert Medal conferred on his son, Ldg Seaman Cyril Hambly, who lost his life in saving many survivors when HMS Kandahar was sunk. At the same investiture, the widow of AB Henry Yeoell received the DSM won by her husband, who went down with HMS Jaguar.

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90 years ago

October 29, 1932

When Messrs Kivell and Sons on Friday auctioned the furniture, etc of the late Miss Jewell, of Poughill, the famous “King Chalres bed” which had been in the family for generationed, was sold to Mr Petvin of Belle Vue for £26. Slept in by both Charles I and II the bed was originally a gift from Charles I to the Grenville family and was kept in the Golden State room of the first Stowe House.

After 42 years as a teacher at Trekenner School, Lezant, Miss Dinnis has retired. She received a portable wireless on behalf of the pupils, managers and friends. Her successor will e Miss Jasper, of Ruses Hill.

Mr Kittow, JP, of Browds, has retired as organist of service Lewannick Parish Church has also lost its organist after 57 years service, through the death of Mr I Dawe, of Font Hill, at the age of 68.

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100 years ago

October 28, 1922

A Wadebridge car owned by Mr Hawkey and driven by Mr Goodman had dropped some preachers at Tintagel and was taking Messrs Blake and Hamly, of Delabole and the Rev S Hetwood, of Camelford, to fulfill their appointments on Sunday morning when it burst into flames near Trebarwith. The occupants were able to scramble clear just before it was totally destroyed. Mr Jack Fry, of Tintagel, was driving to fetch a vehicle to take the preachers home when his car collided with another and was wreccked.

In a lecture last week, Mrs A Saunders, of Stratton, gave interesting details of Bude’s past and said that 100 years ago there were just seven houses in Bude, most of them near Nanny Moore’s Bridge. Coming up to date Bude’s town crier, Mr Thomas Yeo, had been fitted out this season with a most inspiring uniform resplendent in gold braid and gilt buttons.