Friends of Appledore Library

05/10/2026

This is great news for Appledore Library - THANK YOU Appledore Book Festival !!!! 😀😀😀😀

Thank you to Appledore Book Festival for its generous donation of books to Appledore Library. The books will be ring fenced for Appledore Library, with some books making an immediate difference in shorten the waiting list

30/09/2026

TIME FOR A CELEBRATION - NINE YEARS OF WORK - ONE WONDERFUL PLAN THAT BENEFITS EVERYONE IN OUR BEAUTIFUL PARISH OF NORTHAM!!! 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

We are pleased to announce that on 21 September 2026, Torridge District Council’s (TDC) Full Council adopted (‘made’) the Northam Neighbourhood Plan 2024–2031 (NNP) part of the Development Plan for the area. Following the outcome of the referendum, the NNP was already part of the Development Plan, and the decision by TDC’s Full Council maintains that status.

30/09/2026

REJOICE - GREAT NEWS FOR NORTHAM PARISH - NINE YEARS OF HARD WORK ENDS IN TRIUMPH! 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

We are pleased to announce that on 21 September 2026, Torridge District Council’s (TDC) Full Council adopted (‘made’) the Northam Neighbourhood Plan 2024–2031 (NNP) part of the Development Plan for the area. Following the outcome of the referendum, the NNP was already part of the Development Plan, and the decision by TDC’s Full Council maintains that status.

24/09/2026

Keep up to date with all the Appledore Book Festival news and chatter! 😀😀😀😀

🎪A huge thank you to Ben Miller & Robert Thorogood, who brought their sharp wit and intrigue to our Festival stage this evening and helped us open our 20th Festival in style!

They shared their passion for mystery writing and for creating and bringing to life the much-loved character of Death in Paradise’s DI Richard Poole. They also spoke about the writers who have influenced their storytelling, including Agatha Christie, and the family members who have inspired some of their characters.

Thank you to everyone who came along this evening, to our wonderful event sponsor, Blueyonder Balconies & Ballustrades Ltd, and to Kingsley School, Bideford, for hosting us.

🎉 Family Fun Day starts tomorrow at 10.30am - we look forward to seeing you there! 📚✨

25/08/2026

THIS LOOKS LIKE AN IDEAL BOOK FOR Appledore Library and Appledore Book Festival !!! 😀😀😀😀

Recommended reading 📖 - Sons of Ragnar

Beyond the legend lies the real story...

Discover the lives of Ragnar Lothbrok’s famous sons - Ivar, Bjorn, Ubbe, Halfdan and Sigurd - and how their conquests helped reshape Britain and the Viking world ⚔️

🛒 https://buff.ly/94tuneI

21/08/2026

HUGE THANKS TO ALL OUR WONDERFUL FACEBOOK FRIENDS FOR SHARING OUR REFERENDUM POSTS!!!!! 😃😀😄

THREE WAYS NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN RESULT WILL AFFECT US (IT’S ALL GOOD!) 😃

On Thursday Northam voters overwhelmingly backed the Northam Neighbourhood Plan. The vast majority (93%) of those taking part voted YES to the Plan- only 7% opposed it. Torridge (later Devon Council) will now use the Plan to guide planning decisions in Northam Parish.

1 MORE SAY FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AND COUNCILLORS
Every year the Plan will be reviewed not by planners but by Northam Council in consultation with residents. The Plan gives us new rights to propose sports and heritage sites to protect from harmful development. When Devon Council make their own Local Plan they must have regard for the Northam Plan.

2 LESS TIME WASTED IN PLANNING BATTLES
Clearer planning policies relevant. to our area (not Torridge as a whole) give developers clearer guidance on what they can build on a site. And with key areas and sites protected from harmful development there ought to be fewer proposals that upset residents and trigger planning battles.

3 AN ON-GOING QUEST TO IMPROVE OUR AREA
When the time comes to make a new Neighbourhood Plan the expertise and public engagement generated by the Plan will enable the Town Council to make a new and even better Plan that meets the aspirations and needs of local people.

TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE PLAN VISIT
https://www.northamneighbourhoodplan.co.uk

LOOK OUT FOR MORE NEWS on the Northam Neighbourhood Plan page.

ANY QUESTIONS? PLEASE MESSAGE US ON FACEBOOK! 😃😀😄😃😀😄😃😀😄

21/08/2026

VICTORY FOR THE PEOPLE OF NORTHAM AND Northam Town Council
AT LAST WE GET A SAY IN PLANNING DECISIONS WITH A LOCAL PLAN MADE IN NORTHAM PARISH FOR NORTHAM PARISH - A WONDERFUL DAY!!!! 😀😀😀😀😀😀

NORTHAM PLAN YES VOTE WINS BY LANDSLIDE!!!!!!

THE REFERENDUM RESULT

THE VOTE FOR THE PLAN WAS NEARLY 2,200 AND THE NO VOTE WAS 165.

THE RESULT WAS FAR BETTER THAN CAMPAIGNERS EXPECTED.

THANK YOU NORTHAM PARISH, THANK YOU NORTHAM TOWN Northam Town Council, THANK YOU FACEBOOK FRIENDS! MORE NEWS TO FOLLOW LATER TODAY!!!!

😃😀😄😀😀😀😀😀

20/08/2026

TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO VOTE IN THE REFERENDUM - DON'T LOSE YOUR CHANCE TO HAVE YOUR SAY - YES or NO to the PLAN! 😀😀😀😀😀😀

IT ONLY TAKES A MOMENT TO ASK SOMEONE YOU KNOW IF THEY'VE VOTED. THEY MAY HAVE FORGOTTEN!

WE MAY NEVER HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE TO VOTE ON OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN! 😀😃😄.

POLLS CLOSE at 10 pm.

20/08/2026

DON'T LOSE YOUR CHANCE TO VOTE - POLLS CLOSE AT 10 pm! 😃😀😄

WHAT IS TODAY'S REFERENDUM ABOUT?
IT'S ABOUT HOPE.
HOPE FOR OUR OWN NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN TO PROTECT THE PLACES WE LOVE.
YOU CAN VOTE YES OR NO TO THE PLAN.
BUT DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE - POLLING STATIONS CLOSE AT 10 pm.
Please Share This Post! 😃😀😄

20/08/2026

ARE YOU VOTING IN THE REFERENDUM YES / NO?
IF YES - MAKE SURE EVERYONE GETS THE CHANCE TO VOTE TO VOTE - SHARE THIS POST NOW! 😃😀😄