Bygones: What was making the news in the Newark Advertiser in 1923, 1973 and 1998?
The Advertiser has opened its archives to look what was making the news this week 25, 50 and 100 years ago.
How much of it do you remember?
25 years ago — January 23, 1998
ABOVE: Skipton Building Society staff in Newark are helping to keep costs down for medical workers in Romania by donating their uniforms.
Seventy-four branches are sending 1,000 sets of skirts, shirts and jackets to a hospital and dental surgery in Obirsia Closani.
Pictured are Newark staff members Mrs Mandy Brett, Mrs Denise Gough and Mrs Julie Oxberry with clothes readu to be sent on the convoy to Romania.
A major part of Newark’s shopping centre has been sold in a multi-million pound deal.
The new owners of St Mark’s Place said they were planning a complete overhaul of the area.
Allied London Properties, who bought the centre in a £17.1m deal, says it wants to cash in on what it sees as the town’s massive retail potential.
Southwell will have a university on its doorstep if plans to merge Brackenhurst with Nottingham Trent University go ahead.
The college would keep its title and it is expected its full-time student population would increase from 600 to 1,0000.
Future tennis champions could come from the Advertiser area if plans to create a £1m tennis centre of excellence at Newark High School goes ahead.
The centre would serve as a multi-sports venue for the whole community.
Music commissioned for South-well Minster in celebration of the new millennium will be sung simultaneously by cathedral choirs across the UK.
On January 2, 2000, the choir will sing The Southwell Minster Mass.
The work has been written by a leader, but as yet unnamed, composer.
50 years ago — January 27, 1973
ABOVE: Tucking into their fare are children of employees of Worthington-Simpson Ltd at the company’s annual children’s party at Newark Town Hall.
The party, attended by 200 children, had entertainment including conjuring, ventriloquism and party games.
The biggest ever change in Newark is the £2¾m plan to redevelop the St Mark’s Lane area in the town centre.
The scheme will provide a shopping centre with a supermarket and a department store, a multi-storey carpark, offices and a hotel and restaurant complex.
This week the town centre gave the go-ahead for the plan and saw a £1,000 model of what the area should look like at the end of 1975.
Opposition to Newark being chosen as the headquarters of the new district authority came at a meeting of Southwell Rural District Council.
Mr John De Lacy said he believed it would be difficult for people living in the Dukeries area to get to Newark.
The most central point was the present Southwell offices, he said.
Months of investigating Italian life by Newark Girls’ Venture Corps culminated in an Italian open night at Northgate House.
A room was decorated as an Italian cafe and the girls, dressed in national costume, prepared and served an Italian meal for parents.
Newark Rugby Club player Graham Hopkinson didn’t let the side down after getting married on Saturday morning.
In the afternoon he turned out to play twice — for the 2nd XV and then for the 5th XV.
100 years ago — January 24, 1923
The imposing war memorial cross, made of grey Stancliffe Derbyshire stone, in connection with the Balderton Wesleyan Church in Main Street, Balderton, was unveiled by Lieutenant-Colonel Coape Oates in the presence of a large congregation.
At the service in the church preceding the unveiling, every seat was occupied and a large number, unable to gain access, waited in the street to witness the ceremony outside.
The inmates of the Newark Workhouse were entertained to tea by Mr and Mrs C. C. Curtis and Mr and Mrs J. C. Kew.
After full justice had been done to the ample and varied fare, a concert followed.
An enjoyable evening was spent at the Ossington where a Primrose League whist drive was held.
It was one of the largest gatherings in the history of the Newark Habitation, upwards of 160 taking part.
Additional interest was lent to the occasion by the presence of the Marquis of Titchfield MP, who during the interval made a short speech.
The pretty little theatre at Averham, with its splendidly equipped stage is to open its door again on January 29 and the following five nights of the full moon week with a revival of the Princess Ju Ju, a charming fairytale full of exciting events and comic acting.
A company of 40 performers will present this story with tuneful music and beautiful stage pictures, including a Japanese garden.
The prices of the seats are low and a motor bus will take the audience to the theatre and back for 9d.
