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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. |
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The end of Ilfracombe Victorian Celebrations 2008 |
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THE folk of Ilfracombe went forth in splendour and finery with a grand opening parade to get the annual Victorian Celebrations underway. |
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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.
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A MAGNIFICENT dragon was the highlight of a magical Torrington carnival on Saturday night. |
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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. |
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INTERNATIONAL friendships have blossomed in Barnstaple this week with the official twinning of the town with new European cousins. |
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Photos from the local derby game, on Saturday, January 26, between Bideford and Barnstaple in the Les Phillips Cup |
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THOUSANDS of townsfolk turned out once again to watch the Lighting the Lights ceremony in Ilfracombe.
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Thousands watch the big Christmas switch-on in Barnstaple |
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THE long-awaited new children’s playground in Rock Park, Barnstaple, was officially opened, bringing to reality a dream stretching back nearly a decade. |
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Browse pictures and results from Barnstaple Carnival 2007 |
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THE BIGGEST and best for many years was the verdict on a cracking Bideford Carnival |
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ALL the stops were pulled out for Ilfracombe Carnival, with plenty of revellers, some stunning costumes – and decent weather! |
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IT might be one of North Devon’s smallest carnivals, but what it lacks in size, it certainly makes up for in colour.
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AN epic week of Combe Martin Carnival celebrations has once again gone like clockwork — and all too swiftly!
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FOLK in Chulmleigh showed some stiff upper lip to ensure that the town’s centuries-old Old Fair celebrations went ahead against the odds. |
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THOUSANDS of people turned out in Pilton on Saturday for the village’s annual Green Man Day celebrations. |
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A PINK army gathered in Barnstaple as more than 3,000 women took part in the town’s spectacular Race for Life charity runs.
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A new rollercoaster is constructed at the Milky Way Adventure Park
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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. |
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A HARVEST of scarecrows brought flocks of people to Horwood over the weekend for the village’s unique annual festival. |
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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. |
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THE pitter patter of the rain did little to dampen the Potwalloping Festival at Westward Ho! |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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.
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