What was making the news in the Newark Advertiser in 1925, 1975 and 2000
The Advertiser has opened its archives to see what was making the news this week 25, 50 and 100 years ago.
25 years ago - May 12, 2000
ABOVE: The manager of Nottingham Forest FC David Platt stepped in to help raise £350 for charity.
Leo Collis, 10, of Newark, wanted to help the Mozambique flood relief effort after hearing about it during lessons at Coddington Primary School.
He decided to organise a penalty shoot-out and wrote to Forest asking if a player could attend as a guest.
David Platt is pictured with Leo at the event.
* Any thought of Newark Market moving to the new Riverside Park arena has been abandoned.
Newark and Sherwood District Council makes £260,000 to £270,000 a year from running the market.
This would be wiped out if the council cleared the stalls at the end of every market day.
* All ground floor entrances at the old brewery building on Northgate, Newark, must be sealed in a bid to protect the site.
The company that owns the site has been ordered to do so by Newark and Sherwood District Council.
The board of the Gateways to Newark Partnership were told it is getting to the point where the building would be be able to be repaired and would fall down within a year.
* Six new computer terminals at Newark Library will go online on Monday, giving the public access to the internet.
Principal librarian Mr Rupert Vinnicombe said: “Internet availability is what a lot of our readers have been waiting for.”
Adults will pay £1.50 for a half-hour internet session but it is free for children.
* A postman hopes to swap his round for a football pitch to play in the FA Trophy final at Wembley.
Brett McNamara, a semi-professional footballer from Balderton, plays for National Conference side Kettering Town, who have earned a final meeting with London-based Kingstonian.
The match is one of the last to be played at Wembley before the ground is pulled down.
50 years ago - May 17, 1975
ABOVE: Nottingham Forest footballer Tony Woodcock presented Player of the Year awards to four Southwell United boys.
He made the awards during a disco at the Edward Cludd School, Southwell, which was attended by 300 people.
* Hooligans from Newark are threatening to destroy the peace and beauty of Caunton, a parish councillor warned.
Demanding an end to discotheques at the village community centre, which he said attracted hoards of motocycle vandals, Mr Clive Linley said: “We have got to make it clear that we don’t want these people here.”
Mr Linley said after recent discos a bench had been placed on the school roof, roses had been uprooted and other property had been disturbed.
* All the 42 old people living in Fosselands old people’s home in Strawberry Hall Lane, Newark, and the ten staff on duty carried out their fire drill - as fire raged in a bedroom above them.
The blaze was spotted by Flight Lieutenant Roy Thomas, who lives across the road, and raised the alarm. But smoke and fire detectors were already activated and firemen were there in four minutes.
* Nottinghamshire’s library service is being computerised in a bid to save ratepayers £57,000 a year.
By 1981, the traditional ticket issue system will have disappeared.
Instead, librarians will be armed with ‘light pens’ which will tell the computer which books are being borrowed and returned. If someone tries to borrow too many books a buzzer will sound.
* Plans to bring life and confidence back to Newark’s Millgate can be seen at an exhibition in Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church hall.
Traffic problems and the future re-routing of the A46 in particular have led to buildings and land being neglected because of a lack of confidence in the future.
The council envisages improvement of existing houses, building new houses on vacant plots, improvement of buildings on riverside and a riverside walk.
100 years ago - May 18, 1925
All roads will lead to The Sconce Hills tomorrow when the 50th exhibition of the Newark Agricultural Show of stock and implements will be held and everyone concerned, from the promoters to the general public will wish that the venture may be favoured with fine weather.
There will be on exhibition horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, sheep-clipping, bread, butter, eggs, poultry as well as dairying and butter-making competitions.
* Five Newark youths, aged 18 to 20, were summoned at the Newark Borough Police Court for playing football in the street.
When asked if they had anything to say, one stated that they had nowhere to play. If they went in someone’s field they were likely to be summoned.
The Mayor said they must not play in the streets. It was dangerous for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians and an annoyance to all. They were fined 5s each.
* Forty members of the local branch of the Mother’s Union, under the capable supervision of Mr G. Winter, had a most enjoyable outing.
They were conveyed by the Grove Motor Bus Company to Knapton by way of Grantham and after a short service in Knapton Church enjoyed the privilege of a walk around the Rectory grounds.
The return journey was made past Belvoir Castle and tea was ready and nicely served when the party reached the Peacock Hotel.
* A carnival dance was held in the Institute at Fiskerton in aid of funds for the Band Of Hope Children’s Outing.
In response to the appeal a large company assembled and enjoyed a thoroughly good evening.
* A well-attended meeting of supporters of Newark Town Football Club was held in the Town Hall.
After the views of several speakers had been set forth, the meeting unanimously agreed to the proposal that the town club should seek admission to the Midland League, and pledged itself to give the club all the support in its power.
