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Widecombe Snow 2000
We had a wonderful White Christmas to mark the end of the year 2000 and couldn’t resist taking some pictures! As usual, click on the images for a larger view. The snow brought predictable chaos as hundreds of people descended on themoor for tobogganing etc, made worse by the fact that it was a holiday…
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Widecombe Millennium
What did Widecombe do for the 2000 Millennium? Several things: 1. A time capsule filled with sheets of paper etc supplied by parish residents and completed with interesting things about our life today was interred under a boulder on the village green with an inscriptionrequesting that it be opened in 100 years time. View Report…
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Widecombe Flower Festival
A Village Flower Festival A Millennium Celebration of Village Life 17th-20th June 2000 This Festival was a great success. For some pictures, please click here: Festival Report This small Moorland village gathered together 26 different groups of people from within its ranks, (see below) of differing interests, to undertake a Festival of Village Life. Each…
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The 2012 Jubilee at Widecombe
Widecombe Jubilee Celebrations Widecombe had a great Jubilee celebration with the Jubilee Lunch on Sunday 3rd June followed by games for the children, some Merrymakers sketches, a performance from the Widecombe Singers, the National Anthem and afterwards the release of a large quantity of red, white and blue balloons and culminating in Songs of Praise…
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Widecombe Fair 2000
The Year 2000 Widecombe Fair was held at Widecombe-in-the-Moor on Tuesday 12th September 2000. As usual there was a full programme of events in the Fair Showground as well as a great many stalls and other attractions. The Village Green was full of stalls of all different types and various charities were supported through activities…
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Widecombe Church Bells
During the period 1999 – 2002, the Widecombe Church Bells were taken down for repair and later returned to the Church, with subsequently two new bells added to the peal of six. These events are recorded below. Removal Return Two New Bells The Clappers May 5th 2000: Bells and Clappers We all had a chance to see…