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The Mayor of Newark Ald J.H. Knight and representatives of the local branch of the British Legion heard Field Marshal Lord Montgomery say about Newark Army Cadets, on Saturday, "I think they are a fine lot of lads."
The occasion was a British Legion Rally held at Wiverton Hall, near Bingham, the home of Lord Montgomery's wartime Chief of Staff Administration Major General Sir Miles Graham.
The event was attended by ex-Servicemen from all over Nottinghamshire and 23 branch standards were carried on the parade. As soon as the Field Marshal appeared - wearing his famous two-badged beret - the crowd, which included many Newark faces, surged forward.
The Sherwood Foresters presented arms and the Newark band of the British Legion played the General Salute. Lord Montgomery inspected the guard of honour but stopped only once, when he came to the Newark contingent, for a special word of commendation.
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A Newark man is winning prizes for athletics in Trieste. Sergeant F. Parker, of Welbeck Avenue, is a familiar sporting figure in Newark. He is now stationed in Trieste but his family still live in the town.
At a recent Royal Engineers athletic meeting in Trieste he was awarded the cup for best individual score, winning five track and field events and helping his troop relay team to win the 400m, obtaining a total of five medals and two prizes.
Sergeant Parker joined the Army in 1938 and was stationed for some months at the Bowbridge Road camp. He was captain and trainer of the 342 A Troops Squadron Royal Engineers championship football team during the 1947-48 season.
Our historical market town has the proud honour of housing the oldest exhibition of drinking vessels, now on display at the Newark museum, which visitors are travelling from far and wide to view.
Modern man takes for granted the cup from which he drinks but 2,500 years ago our ancestors had to make every piece of pottery by hand, the only tool being a bone pin with which to scratch a design.
The degree of beauty and craftsmanship evident in these latest discoveries is therefore surprising.
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A former Balderton Scout who is now Adviser for Scouting in the British zone of Germany returned home at the week-end for a short visit.
Mr R. B. (Bob) Herbert was the Balderton Group Scoutmaster for many years before receiving the honour of being appointed the responsibility of developing Scouting in other parts of the world. He brought with him a party of 24 German youth leaders - the first to come to this country since the early Thirties.
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A warm welcome was given to a special Rotarian visitor this week. The chief guest at the local club was the Rev Benjamin Rowe of Newark, New York. This club is distinct from our sister club of Newark, New Jersey.
There was also a further American link with the meeting in Colonel Frank McCormick, who was stationed in Newark during the war with the American Army Air Corps.
He presented a flag to the Newark club from the Minnesota club, inscribed with its crest. Colonel McCormick is the Athletics Director of Minnesota University and is over here with the Olympic Games team.
Prospective tenants for the new Newark Corporation council houses had their first opportunity to inspect a large detailed plan, in colour, of the new Winthorpe Road housing estate at the meeting of the Town Council, on Monday night.
For some months past people living on Winthorpe Road have watched the work on the new housing estate making progress.
All the roads are laid out and so far 20 houses are completed.
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The pulpit was literally taken from the church down to the pavement on Sunday night when an open-air Methodist service was conducted on Barnby Road Recreation Ground.
The service lasted for 50 minutes and was conducted by Rev Frank Onyett.
There was a good attendance for the open-air service, which comprised hymns, prayers and a talk.
Many more people stood on the fringe of the Recreation Ground and others stood in their house doorways to listen.
Said the Rev Onyett: "Preaching at the outdoor services is a new experience for me. What we are trying to do is bridge the gap between pulpit and the street. If the people will not come to the church then it is up to the church to go to the people."
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Newark bowlers were part of a miniature Olympic event in Nottingham on Monday, when Nottinghamshire bowlers beat the American Test bowlers by four shots.
The Nottinghamshire side included Councillor Ernest Randall of Newark, a former president of the County Bowling Association.
An unusual and amusing attraction was provided for visitors to Butlin's Skegness Holiday Village in the form of a veteran car run from Newark on August Monday.
The event originated in a challenge made by Mr Eric Pitchford, of Castle Motors, Newark, to Mr Frank Bowley, of the Minster Garage, Southwell.
Mr Pitchford is the owner of a 1901 model Oldsmobile, nicknamed Cissie, and Mr Bowley has a 1910 vintage Renault, known as Annie.
The owners agreed upon the race and arranged the route, setting off just after 8 o'clock on Monday morning.
Escorted by a "boneshaker" bicycle and a penny-farthing, the cars both completed their journey and crossed the finishing line at approximately 2.35pm, amid a great crowd of cheering holiday-makers.
Both drivers were in excellent spirits, and said that the race, which they agreed to call a draw, had been grand fun.
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The Southwell and District Produce Association's annual show in the Trebeck Hall on Monday proved a great attraction.
The attendance, drawn from a considerable area, was the largest seen since the revival of the show a few years ago.
The gala side of the event took place on the adjoining Wong, the chief features being a fancy dress parade, a display of gymnastics by lads from Lowdham Grange, and children's sports.
There were nearly 300 entries in the show, and exhibits were excellently arranged.
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The title of Little Hero of Farndon was bestowed on 12-year-old Ronnie Ward, of Northgate, Newark, after he rescued a child from the River Devon by the Farndon Ferry on Thursday.
Seeing the four-year-old boy in deep water, Ronnie swam out to him and pulled him to the landing stage from where he was carried back to his mother.
Amazingly, Ronnie's parents knew nothing about the rescue until they heard the story from eye-witnesses, because their son was too modest to tell them.
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