A page for local history connections, with special thanks to the late Ray Boyd who donated so many of his images to Bude & Beyond so that everyone could see them.
The sea at Bude from the words of John Acland
Thanks to one of our invaluable sponsors, musician Aidan B, for sharing a pamphlet originally written by Capt John E. Acland in 1914, which has provided some lovely insights into […]
Upton – centre for spiritualism in times past?
Had a chat with a local lady last week, who used to live in Upton as a child. Showing me these old photos and cards, she reckoned that many people […]
Cornwall’s Bude SLSC – Australia’s surf life saving gift to England
Keith White sent me a link to this wonderful article about the origins of Bude SLSC. In summary, it suggests that surf lifesaving was an Australian gift to Cornwall, testimony […]
Crooklets beach huts – the bad old days
Found some old photos probably dating from around 2012. Compare and contrast with what you see today.
Do you know any of the men in uniform in this photo?
At this particularly poignant time, this amazing photo comes from Nick Darracott: I have just come across this photo from my maternal Grandfather’s ( Albert Ching from Marhamchurch) war photo […]
Old Cornwall Society talks about the history of Rodda’s Creamery
By Helen Hocking: Gathering as they always do on the last Monday of the month members of Bude, Stratton & District Old Cornwall Society welcomed their guest Speaker, Mr. Philip Rodda […]
