Opened in 1912 to celebrate Queen Victoria's reign, Victoria Park is one of the jewels in Bideford's crown; any Bidefordian will tell you how lucky we are to have a park of this calibre in the heart of the town.
Who would of thought, a meeting on a cold miserable February day, could turn out so well, with just one random idea? Tonia Quance of Businesses of Bideford (B.O.B) thought how wonderful it would be to have our very own bronze Tarka in Bideford. After much fund raising, and with the help of many
This school takes pupils between the ages of four and eleven. Our point of entry date is September each year. Children moving into the area will be admitted immediately, numbers permitting. Children transferring from schools within the area are encouraged to transfer schools to coincide with start
East The Water Stepping Stones Preschool caters for children aged from 3 months to 5 years old. Ofsted inspected this childcare setting and rated it Good.
Magpie & Hook is a modern craft shop and teaching studio on Mill Street Bideford. Providing haberdashery, and yarn and lots of sewing, knitting and crochet workshops
Way of the Wharves is a Bideford based Maritime Heritage Charity. They created this stunning piece of informative art on the quayside wall, next to the Tarka the Otter sculpture. The 2-metre long, stainless steel interpretation panel tells the tale of East-the-Water’s historic wharves. Spanning
At East-the-Water our aims are to: Provide a happy, caring, learning environment where every child and adult is respected and valued. Provide a broad and balanced curriculum that enables out children's social, emotional, creative and intellectual skills to develop and flourish. Provide a start to
Artmakers.UK was first created as an online gallery in response to Covid to provide support to little known rural and coastal artists by providing them with a platform to promote and sell their exceptional artwork at a difficult time. Art Upstairs Gallery, is our first physical gallery space we