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1. The Millennium Tea Party

The Millennium Tea Party (2000) was held in the road between the Village Hall and St Peters Church. Well over a hundred people attended. (MICHAEL HUXTABLE)

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2. Cows are driven down the village street

Would this be possible today?  Cows are driven down the village street to be milked. (1908)  The road was not tarmacked in those days.

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3. Methodist Chapel and its conversion into housing.

The picture was taken in 2008, after the closure and sale of the Methodist Chapel and its conversion into housing. Originally the chapel had been built by a 19c nonconformist group called the â??Bible Christiansâ?. The Methodist Congregation has amalgamated with the Parish Church for worship. (MICHAEL HUXTABLE)

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4. The Old Post and Telegraph Office

The building on the right was the Post and Telegraph Office when this Post Card was made. It had started as a Post Office and shop in 1875 but was modernised when the railway brought the telephone and telegraph to the village in 1898.
The picture shows clearly how narrow the village street was.

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5. Modern View of Old Post Offic

An unusually quiet moment today in the centre of the village. A pity the wires can`t be underground. (BOB ASHTON)

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6. A church coach trip outside the Rectory

A church coach trip outside the Rectory (Bracken House) in about 1920. There was a roof cover for the bus but travelling in this vehicle must have been very uncomfortable.

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7. Modern Bus at Stop

The service bus driven by â??Dave the waveâ? at the bottom of the village (2008). The service is very popular indeed and is always buzzing with conversation. (NORMAN DALLYN)

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8. Horse Mounted Postman

Fred Bale was the village postman for many years. He won awards for bravery in World War1 and became village postman when he was demobbed. Most postmen used a bike but Fred rode his trusty pony. He was very involved with village life being church warden, sexton, captain of the bell ringers and manager of the village football and cricket teams.

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9. Modern Postman

Barry is postman for most of the village today. He is based in Barnstaple and is pictured outside the present day Post Office. Unfortunately it is going to shut on December17th 2008 so we shall lose some services but an â??outreach serviceâ? will be in the village 16 hours a week. (NORMAN DALLYN)

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a1. The adventure playground on the Millennium Field

The adventure playground on the Millennium Field was built in bd weather conditions. It was paid for by the income from the composting group (See 12) but assembled by an intrepid large group of parents over two wet weekends. (TERRY SQUIRE)

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