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Picture Features

Browse special reports from carnivals, fayres and festivals in North Devon!

Barnstaple Race for Life 2008

Every one of the 2,500 women who took part in the 2008 Race for Life in Barnstaple put their best foot forward to raise sponsorship for Cancer Research.

Barnstaple Race for Life 2008

Ilfracombe Victorian Celebrations 2008

The end of Ilfracombe Victorian Celebrations 2008

Ilfracombe Victorian Celebrations 2008

Ilfracombe Victorian Celebrations 2008

THE folk of Ilfracombe went forth in splendour and finery with a grand opening parade to get the annual Victorian Celebrations underway.

Iflracombe Victorian Celebrations 2008

Earl of Rone 2008

THE annual tradition of the Hunting of the Earl of Rone took to the streets of Combe Martin during the bank holiday weekend in a riot of colour and spectacle.

 

Earl of Rone 2008

Torrington Carnival 2008

A MAGNIFICENT dragon was the highlight of a magical Torrington carnival on Saturday night.

Torrington Carnival 2008

The Ilfracombe Centre reopens

THE once shabby caterpillar of the old Ilfracombe council offices has emerged after nine months and spread its wings as a £1 million butterfly in the shape of The Ilfracombe Centre.

The Ilfracombe Centre reopens

Barnstaple hosts new Italian friends for signing of historic twinning agreement

INTERNATIONAL friendships have blossomed in Barnstaple this week with the official twinning of the town with new European cousins.

Barnstaple hosts new Italian friends for signing of historic twinning agreement

Barnstaple Vs Bideford

Photos from the local derby game, on Saturday, January 26, between Bideford and Barnstaple in the Les Phillips Cup

Barnstaple Vs Bideford

Ilfracombe Christmas lights

THOUSANDS of townsfolk turned out once again to watch the Lighting the Lights ceremony in Ilfracombe.

Ilfracombe Christmas lights

Joss Stone does the honours

Thousands watch the big Christmas switch-on in Barnstaple

Joss Stone turns on the lights in Barnstaple

Rock Park playground dream comes true

THE long-awaited new children’s playground in Rock Park, Barnstaple, was officially opened, bringing to reality a dream stretching back nearly a decade.

Barnstaple Carnival

Browse pictures and results from Barnstaple Carnival 2007

Barnstaple Carnival

Bideford Carnival

THE BIGGEST and best for many years was the verdict on a cracking Bideford Carnival

Bideford Carnival

Ilfracombe Carnival

ALL the stops were pulled out for Ilfracombe Carnival, with plenty of revellers, some stunning costumes – and decent weather!

Ilfracombe Carnival

Appledore Carnival

IT might be one of North Devon’s smallest carnivals, but what it lacks in size, it certainly makes up for in colour.

Appledore Carnival

Combe Martin Carnival

AN epic week of Combe Martin Carnival celebrations has once again gone like clockwork — and all too swiftly!

Combe Martin Carnival

Chulmleigh Old Fair

FOLK in Chulmleigh showed some stiff upper lip to ensure that the town’s centuries-old Old Fair celebrations went ahead against the odds.

Chulmleigh Old Fair

Pilton's Green Man Day

THOUSANDS of people turned out in Pilton on Saturday for the village’s annual Green Man Day celebrations.

Pilton's Green Man Day

Race for Life

A PINK army gathered in Barnstaple as more than 3,000 women took part in the town’s spectacular Race for Life charity runs.

Race for Life

Biggest rollercoaster in Devon!

A new rollercoaster is constructed at the Milky Way Adventure Park

Biggest rollercoaster in Devon!

Goldcoast Oceanfest 2007

WHILE the rest of the country squelched through floodwaters the headline day at GoldCoast Oceanfest in Croyde defied the weathermen to pull in the crowds.

Goldcoast Oceanfest 2007

Horwood Scarecrow Festival

A HARVEST of scarecrows brought flocks of people to Horwood over the weekend for the village’s unique annual festival.

Horwood Scarecrow Festival

Village hunts the Earl

THE people of Combe Martin took to the streets once again over the Bank Holiday weekend for the annual Hunting of the Earl of Rone.

Hunting of the Earl of Rone

Westward Ho! Potwalloping Festival

THE pitter patter of the rain did little to dampen the Potwalloping Festival at Westward Ho!

Westward Ho! Potwalloping Festival

Walk For Life 2007

Almost 600 people, young and old, set off on 10 simultaneous coastguard-led coastal and countryside walks to help raise thousands of pounds at the fourth annual Walk for Life.

Walk For Life 2007

Torrington May Fair

TORRINGTON’S famous old town square has seen many a May Fair celebration over the centuries – and the glorious celebration of the coming of Spring witnessed by thousands on Thursday, May 3, must rank among the best.

Torrington May Fair

Torrington Carnival

TORRINGTON stages the first carnival of the year in North Devon and, coming so quickly after the May Day celebrations, could easily be a case of “after the lord mayor’s show.”
But this year’s event oozed quality and was enthusiastically supported by townsfolk who lined the route of the big parade.
Torrington Carnival

Tito Jackson visits North Devon

IT was already a breezy day in North Devon, but a surprise whirlwind visit from global music superstar Tito Jackson was enough to warm even the coldest of January days
Tito Jackson visits North Devon

New Year's Eve in Bideford

MAGICAL was the word to describe Bideford’s New Year’s Eve carnival - for its spectacular entertainment, and for the way in which the stormy weather cleared just long enough for families to turn out and watch the procession.
New Year's Eve in Bideford



2006 Picture Features

South Molton Carnival

Carnival magic in Barnstaple

Bideford Carnival

Ilfracombe Carnival

Appledore Carnival

Hartland Carnival

Combe Martin Carnival

North Devon Agricultural Show

Record 4000 run and walk for cancer research

Goldcoast Oceanfest 2006

Ilfracombe Victorian Celebrations

Braunton Carnival

PotWalloping festival at Westward Ho!

Welcoming in the May in Ilfracombe

Easter bonnets on display in North Devon!

Bideford New Year's Eve 2005/6

2005 Picture Features:

Winter arrives early in North Devon
Children in Need 2005
Downstream Bridge takes shape
South Molton Carnival
Ilfracombe Carnival
Combe Martin Carnival
Prince Andrew visits Sea Cadets
Green Man Festival
Barnstaple's Race For Life
Goldcoast Oceanfest at Croyde
Horwood Scarecrow Festiva
Bank Holiday Events
• Ilfracombe May Day Celebrations
• Focus on the historic Penrose Almshouses in Barnstaple
• Bypass changing face of town
• Red Nose Day 2005
• Bideford Half-marathon
• The wolves go fishing
• Our girl in Kathmandu
• New Year Celebrations


2004 Picture Features:

• My Christmas Story
• Children in Need events
• Hallowe'en fun at Arlington Court
• Barnstaple Carnival 2004
• Bideford Carnival 2004
 

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