What was making the news in the Newark Advertiser in 1925, 1975 and 2000
The Advertiser has once again opened its archives to see what was making the news this week 25, 50 and 100 years ago.
25 years ago - March 3, 2000
ABOVE: Outrageous headgear was the order of the day when pensioners held a Mad Hatters’ Tea Party.
The event at King’s Court, Southwell, was organised by the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service.
* Factory workers facing redundancy have been thrown a lifeline by a new contract between supermarket giants Tesco and Newark-based Laurens Patisseries.
The deal mean Laurens, based on Jessop Way, will be recruiting 300 new staff - and the 700 people set to lose their jobs when The Dessert Company factory, round the corner of Brunel Drive, closes at the end of April have been invited to apply.
* Newark Fire Station has enlisted the expertise of a feng shui expert to find out how crews may be going wrong in their bid to educate the public in fire safety awareness.
Firefighters want people to ask about fire safety at the Boundary Road station. But no one is calling so they are checking if the building is short of good vibrations.
* People campaigning for a leisure centre on the former Sconce Hills School site in Newark are calling for support from the whole of the town.
They say action is needed urgently because plans have been submitted by the county council to demolish the buildings on the Windsor Road site and use the land for about 80 new homes.
* Volunteers are needed to help with the latest restoration project at Newark Air Museum.
The museum has taken delivery of a Bedford Green Goddess fire engine, which was formerly the on-site fire engine at Newark’s British Sugar factory.
50 years ago - March 8, 1975
ABOVE: The 1st Collingham Scouts are pictured in the finale of the Gang Show held at Collingham Woodhill School.
The show, a melodrama was written, produced and directed by Mr Chris Bush, who teaches drama at Woodhill School.
* Plans for floodlighting Newark Castle and Trent Bridge as part of European Architectural Heritage Year were given the go-ahead.
But Newark District Council planning and development committee, who agreed the plans, said the floodlighting would be switched on only at the most effective times, probably at weekends, because of the country’s economic situation.
* A Farndon man will sail for Botswana with his wife and daughter next week to teach the natives to run a new power station.
He is Mr Jeff Hughes, who is a pressure welder at Staythorpe power station. He will join a team of 34 British men who will maintain the new station at Felebi-Pikwe.
* A 520 sq yd plot of land adjoining Newark’s Bowbridge School is to be leased by Notts County Council for an annual payment of £10.
It will be used as an extra play area.
* Newark’s Mayor and Mayoress, Mr and Mrs Richard Lamb, returned from a triumphant visit to Poland during which they travelled thousands of miles and were feted everywhere they went.
Mr Lamb said most of the people he spoke to knew of the connection between Newark and Poland through the official Polish war cemetery in the town.
The Lambs were guests of the Polish Government for two weeks.
100 years ago - March 4, 1925
The National School, Southwell, was the first school in the town to have a wireless set installed.
Broadcast lessons have been received since then and judging from the notes and essays which have been taken by the scholars, are proving very beneficial.
Recently, the parents and friends of the scholars attended the school for a wireless concert and were very much charmed with the programme.
An endeavour is being made to have regular public wireless concerts in the school.
* Messrs Edward Bailey and Son held their periodical sale of horses at their repository where 71 horses were catalogued.
There was a good attendance of buyers from all over the country and it was evident at the commencement of the sale that there was a marked increase in the trade and good sound cart horses and vanners , which were eagerly sought after, changed hands very readily at highly satisfactory prices.
* A startling occurrence took place early on Monday when a water main situated in Cowpasture Lane, Balderton, near the residence of Mr Sibcey, burst and caused a veritable deluge of water.
The road was torn up, making quite a large hole, and the dykes at the side of the road were filled to overflowing.
The prompt action of Mr A. Lewin, in telephoning the waterworks, prevented what would have been a serious loss of water, as well as serious damage.
* Walter White, of Bleasby, was summoned to Newark Police Court for approaching Beaumond Cross in a motor-car on the wrong side of the road.
Pc Hurt saif he was on duty when he signalled defendant’s car from London Road into Cartergate. At the same moment he gave the stop signal to a horse-driver in Portland Street.
Instead of passing round witness, the defendant passed in front of him on the wrong side of the road and he had to jump on one side to avoid being knocked down.
A fine of 7s 6d was imposed.
