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A Brief History of Rawle, Gammon & Baker in Pilton : 1850 to date
Rawle, Gammon & Baker, known as RGB, was formed in 1850 when Samuel Rawle, a Barnstaple shipbroker, joined forces with William Gammon, a Barnstaple builder. They set up business as timber impo...
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Shampers 25th
Shampers hair salon, Pilton, celebrates 25 years, as reported and pictured in the North Devon Journal. Left to right the photograph shows Vanessa Rodriguez, Gail Willcox, Jane Gross, Carla Hewitso...
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Rawle, Gammon and Baker - 140 years old in 1990
To celebrate Rawle, Gammon and Baker (now affectionately known to all as RGB) reaching 140 years from its origins in Rolle Quay, Pilton in 1850, the North Devon Journal produced a Special Publicati...
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The Sailing Smack 'John and Ann' brings new Church Bells to Pi...
In 1853 three of the old bells of St Mary's Church, Pilton, were taken away to Loughborough by sea to be re-cast by John Taylor & Sons and for two new ones to be made. They were brought back t...
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Pilton's Feast of Merriment July 1982
This was the report of the first Pilton Festival Pageant, Parade and Fair, held on 24th July 1982, in the North Devon Journal of 29th July. The Pageant depicted people and events throughout Pilton...
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Pilton Women's Institute Pantomime 'Cinderella' in 1974
In 1974, Pilton WI which was formed in 1971, staged its first pantomime 'Cinderella' at Pilton Church Hall on Saturday 2nd February. The cast was as follows: Cinderella: Mrs A Britland, Prince: M...
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End of an era for Pilton WI after 42 years
After 42 years members of Pilton WI met for the last time at the Barnstaple Hotel for Christmas dinner, 2013. The institute, founded in 1971, had been struggling to retain members for three years. ...
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Film of Pilton Festival 1982 with added soundtrack (this version now rem...
This archive item is based on the Super8 film, taken by the late Clifford Davies in 1982, of the very first Pilton Festival in Barnstaple, North Devon in the United Kingdom. In 2012 it had a new s...
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