Bygones: A look at stories in the Newark Advertiser from years gone by, including celebrations in Balderton, and Hawtonville School fair
A round-up of what made the news in the Advertiser 25, 50 and 100 years ago.
Included are celebrations in Balderton, anger at students' rag week, and the return home of a first world war soldier.
Do you recognise yourself in the Balderton parish council centenary shows?
25 years ago — October 21, 1994
PICTURED: A parody of the male strip group the Chippendales kicked off a stage journey back in time during centenary celebrations for Balderton Parish Council.
The mock striptease, by an MFIs, was performed by the 1st Balderton Manthorpe Scouts at St Giles’ Church Hall.
Other entertainments took sell-out audiences back to 1894 when the council was first created.
The evening started in the 1990s with the MFIs and dancing, and Take That songs performed by the 1st Balderton Guides.
A monologue portrayed the Seventies and the Sixties were seen through a performance of Yellow Submarine by the Guides, and the Fifties with a medley from the musical Grease by the 2nd Balderton Guides.
The Forties were presented by a Dad’s Army take-off and the performers were John Dodd, Pauline Hall, Mike Wilson, Lynn Coldwell, Beryl Reed and Mike Follen.
A £2M new business unit for brewers Courage will be launched on the town’s industrial estate.
The company is moving its office and distribution operation, which will be greatly expanded from its outdated brewery headquarters in Northgate, to Jessop Way.
A spokesman said: “We wanted to stay in Newark because of its brewing history.”
THE pine furniture industry in Newark is booming with an annual turnover of more than £9m.
Research found there were 54 pine-related businesses, employing 279 people. Almost half the products are exported to Europe, New Zealand and the US.
THE National Lottery Roadshow is coming to Kelham Hall — with news on how sports in the East Midlands can cash in on its expected multi-million pound funding boom.
PLANNERS are backing the case for weight restrictions in the Boundary Road and Bowbridge Road areas of Newark and have renewed calls for a southern relief road.
The area has been identified as the worst in the county for lorry problems.
50 years ago — October 25, 1969
PICTURED: Bottles galore catch the eyes of prospective winners at Christ Church fair’s stall in Hawtonville School.
Holding the box of tickets is Dr Peter Crookes.
NEWARK Mayor Leslie Carswell refused to give a civic send-off to Nottingham University students’ Rag Week collection in the town. His reason: their magazine, Chick, is pornographic, he claims.
He was to have given an official send-off from the Town Hall steps. Instead, he called two of the student leaders into his parlour and told them he would have nothing to do with the Rag activities, either in a civic or personal capacity.
ALTHOUGH parents collecting children from Holy Trinity Roman Catholic School in Boundary Road, Newark, have been asked to use Sconce Hills School carpark, there still remains congestion of vehicles outside the school, causing a safety hazard.
Members suggested a safety barrier to stop children dashing straight out into the road.
SOUTHWELL Rural District Council has recommended a £40,000 scheme to prevent further flooding in Southwell.
Flooding is caused regularly by heavy rain, near Leeway Road and Lower Kirklington Road, and in back gardens on Silvey Avenue.
A £60,000 computer has been ordered by Associated British Malt-sters for its Newark plant.
The computer will be used to provide more detailed information on raw material requirement.
100 years ago — October 22, 1919
INVITATIONS had been widely extended by the Church Council of Newark’s St Leonard’s to all ex-Servicemen residents with the result that large numbers attended the Welcome Home held in the schoolroom.
The event proved highly successful.
An excellent entertainment was provided and a most enjoyable evening was spent.
SERGEANT G. H. Templeman, of Easthorpe, Southwell, who has been with the 46th Russian Relief Forces, has returned home.
He has been awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for conspicuous gallantry.
He served four years in France and afterwards volunteered to go to Russia.
His brother, Sergeant T. Temple-man, the well-known footballer, also gained the Military Medal.
MUCH pleasure, tinged with pride, will be experienced in many circles at Newark at the success of Mr T. W. Earp, Exeter College, Oxford, who has been elected president of the famous Oxford Union Debating Society.
Mr Earp has inherited his father’s courtesy, grand manner and imperturbable temper, together with his impressive rhetorical gifts of persuasive speech, and a facility of phrase and expression rarely at fault.
AT A MEETING of the Notts Football Association, an application from Ransome and Marles for permission to play inter-departmental matches on Sunday was refused.
The club’s attention was drawn to the FA rule that forbids Sunday football.
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