What was in 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 24, 2000
ABOVE: Pupils and their parents from Bowbridge Road Infants’ School, Newark, visited Newark Fire Station as part of a literacy project.
The children read fire service literature and signs posted around the station and experienced how a working station operates.
Work is set to start on a £3.5m facelift of Newark’s biggest shopping precinct.
The scheme will transform the look at St Mark’s Place and provide larger shop premises in a bid to attract new stores.
It includes the re-alignment of St Mark’s Place to create a new shopping street, the demolition of some shops, and the construction of larger ones. There will be new lavatories, more street lighting and a cafe area will be introduced.
Moving Newark Market to Riverside Park arena or selling the market charter rights to an outside operator have been suggested.
The ideas emerged in Newark and Sherwood District Council’s initial report of options for the regular clearance of Market Place stalls.
A shortlist of ideas will be drawn up before a public consultation exercise.
Work has started on the programme to build National Power’s latest £450m gas-fired power station at Staythorpe.
The company’s main contractor, ABB Alstrom Power, has started to install mains services to the site. Other work this month will include putting in site offices, contractors’ compounds, storage areas and internal roadways.
Work will then start on the 1,500 megawatt power plant, scheduled for completion by November 2002.
A new colour scheme would make Newark Fire Station more people friendly, according to feng shui expert Mr Robert Gray.
Mr Gray suggested a yellow facade would be more welcoming to passers-by.
Firefighters want more people to call in for safety advice and attend social events at the Boundary Road station.
50 years ago - March 29, 1975
ABOVE: All 216 children at the John Hunt Infants’ School took part in an Easter bonnets, gardens and egg competition.
Here, Miss Marjorie Smithson, of Newark, is seen judging the Easter bonnets.
Easter Sunday continues its tradition as a favourite date for weddings - but this year in Newark there is a difference.
The register offfice has more than twice as many marriages today as all the town’s churches, of all denominations, put together.
The number of register office weddings - 16 - is a record for Newark.
Traffic lights at the junction of London Road, Sherwood Avenue and Bowbridge Road, Newark, came into operation.
Notts highways department said the lights were needed because it was a very difficult crossing, particularly at peak periods.
Traders in Southwell want to see King Street and Queen Street pedestrianised with access for service vehicles only.
They are opposed to a continued use of King Street as a bus route.
Winthorpe Parish Council has received their file from Newark District Council on how to deal with emergencies in peace of war.
“This means the beginning of Dad’s Army in Winthorpe,” said Mr George Bennett.
The file, which members felt was a waste of time, contains information on what the parish council should do in the case of an emergency or disaster.
100 years ago - March 25, 1925
The question of tennis courts at Newark Workhouse provided a spirited discussion at teh fortnightly meeting of the Board of Guardians.
A proposal to sow grass seed of a portion of the garden for the purpose of a tennis court was put forward. It was stated a lot of the old people who sat there waiting for death would find amusement in watching the younger ones playing these games, and it would provide recreation for staff as well.
But Mr Graves said: “It is not the duty of the council to make recreation grounds. If we have money to spare let us take the old people out for a drive in the country.”
A company, to be called the Newark Brick Company, is in the course of formation at Newark, having for its object the manufacture and sale of bricks.
Mrs Blagg, of the firm of Messrs Blagg and Johnson, is said to be the chief promoter.
Two kilns are to be constructed on a site adjacent to Massey Street.
Mr Sydney Colyer, president of the Co-operative Cheese Factory, Southwell, has sent out the following circular letter to subscribers.
It is very gratifying to those who has been instrumental in promoting this scheme to be able to announce that the factory will be open to receive surplus milk on April 1
We have secured a very suitable building on Kirklington Road, Southwell, which has been improved and adapted for the purpose and have been fortunate in securing the services of a highly qualified and experienced cheese maker.
Members of the Newark Lawn Tennis Club, having decided to inaugurate a fund for the purchase and erection of a new pavilion at their courts on London Road, made a successful commencement for this purpose.
The lady members resolved to hold a bridge drive, the result of which was at Newark Town Hall on Friday when about 90 were present.
