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December 26, 1956

On display at Barnby Road Senior School, Newark, on Thursday were 54 iced cakes worth a total of about £75.

Three of them had been made by the domestic science teacher, Miss A. Fachney; the others had been made by girls, between 13 and 15-years-old, in four weeks.

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Three new schools are due to open in the Newark area at the beginning of January. By only a single vote, Newark District Education Committee decided to go ahead with the opening of the new Barnby Road Junior School on January 9.

The school will be far from complete but four classrooms are ready, a headmaster has been appointed and the committee was assured that the heating would be working by January 7.

The Advertiser understands that despite delays in building caused by rain in the late summer and autumn, petrol rationing and fog, the two other schools will also open on time. These are the new Edward Cludd School at Southwell and the Grove Secondary Modern School at Balderton.

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The highlight of the Old Magnusian Association's annual dinner at the Clinton Arms Hotel, Newark, on Wednesday was the presentation of a new jewel of office to the president, Mr S.W. Hill.

Mr Hill said he was proud to be the first recipient and said he felt sure future presidents would wear the jewel of office with equal pride.

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December 19, 1956

This was the scene at Newark's Magnus Grammar School speech day in the Palace Theatre.
Science has entered so much into everyday life that the sixth-former of today is doing work that 30 years ago he would have done for a scientific degree, Dr T. W. P. Golby, director of education for Kesteven, told the boys, when he distributed prizes.

"The grammar school of today has to face an increasingly urgent problem," Dr Golby told the school. "We are living in a scientific age. You may get sick of hearing that, but you must remember that we do."

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When an elderly lady in one of the Cottage Homes on London Road, Newark, awoke from her afternoon sleep yesterday she found on her lap a small envelope containing a Christmas gift. On the envelope was written: "You were asleep when I called. Best wishes from the Mayor and Mayoress."

The Mayoress, Mrs R. A. Hurst, visited 45 almshouses, taking a gift to each of the occupants.
Mrs Hurst said she was impressed by the fact that even tenants in their 90th year still kept their small homes like palaces.

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Ever since he was a small boy, Robert Laird Buchanan wanted to be a doctor - like both his parents.
Dr G. G. Buchanan is medical officer of health for Newark borough, Southwell and Newark rural districts, and his wife is a practising doctor who was formerly in charge of Barnby Road Hospital, Newark.

Now their 24-year-old son has achieved his ambition. On Saturday, he was “capped� and emerged as Dr R. L. Buchanan, BM, BCh, BA (Oxon).

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December 12, 1956

The Mayor and Mayoress of Newark (Councillor and Mrs R. A. Hurst) were among 200 people at the annual ball of the Newark branch of the National Farmers Union in the Town Hall on Friday. Music was by Harry Farmer and his band.

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In what he described as "blunt and truthful" words, the Vicar of Newark, the Rev J. H. D. Grinter told at Newark Town Hall of urgently required improvements and repairs costing thousands of pounds which will have to be carried out at Newark Parish Church soon.

He was speaking at the opening of the church's Christmas bazaar which this year raised £350.

Mr Grinter said: "Today is the feast of St Nicholas believed to be the patron saint of pawn brokers. We must always regard the parish church as a pledge in our charge which we have got to redeem.

"I think it only fair to tell you bluntly and truthfully of the big expenses with which we are likely to be faced."

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Standards of food hygiene in Newark Market Place are "medieval" says the borough chief sanitary inspector, Mr J. Catlow in the local Public Health Reports for 1955.

"The town is very proud of its medieval market place," he writes. "We hope that it will not be content to condone the market’s medieval standards of food hygiene."

Commenting on new food regulations which came into force this year, Mr Catlow says: "We have no doubt that the progressive tradesmen and establishments will co-operate with us fully in the establishing of a routine of hygienic handling and behavoiur in food establishments."
 

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December 5, 1956

Now that seven-year-old Roger Searby has joined the choir of Newark Parish Church, there are three generations of Searbys singing in the choir, for Roger's father, uncle and grandfather are all long-serving members.

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In this Advertiser newsphoto of a family that is almost a choir in itself, Mr G. B. Searby, the Nicholson Street grocer, who has been in the choir for 40 years, stands between his two chorister sons. Norman, on the left, has been in the choir for 16 years; George, on the right, serves also as assistant organist. Now young Roger, George’s son, completes the family group.

Half-an-hour after the laying of the foundation stone of the new Christ Church in Boundary Road, Newark, on Saturday, it was announced that the church trustees would give £2,000 towards the cost.
The new church, which will replace the church on Lombard Street, will cost about £25,000 and is expected to be completed by the spring or early summer of 1958.

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A youth who slipped from his motorcycle in the path of a 70mph express train at Claypole owes his life to a 54-year-old woman. She is Miss Jessie Frances Wetherill, of Stubton, who works at Osterfen Lane railway crossing, Claypole.

Miss Wetherill said she was in her hut near the crossing with the road gates closed when the motorcyclist - he is 18 - opened the small side-gates and started to cross.
He saw the express coming and was so shocked he lost his balance. The train was only 100 yards away when Miss Wetherill dashed to the young rider's aid.