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The fine achievements of the Nottinghamshire Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry in the two world wars were recalled on Saturday night at the annual reunion dinner of the Old Comrades and Welfare Association, held in the Elite Cafe, Nottingham, and attended by about 150 members.
The Rangers' work in the First World War was praised by the Regiment's honorary Colonel Lord Barnby.
Members of the Newark contingent will be represented among the units at The King's Review of the Territorial Army in Hyde Park, on Sunday.
Members of the Colour Party were inspected by the Adjutant of the 8th (Motor) Battalion The Sherwood Foresters, Capt R. Didham, at a rehearsal for the review at Newark Drill Hall.
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The Newark Athletic Club are celebrating yet another successful season with their annual dinner at the Robin Hood Hotel on Monday night.
Club president Mr Sidney Shepherd will attend to present his trophy for the outstanding athlete of the year to T.H. Grocock, and K. Bilton will receive a trophy for the highest number of points in championship events.
Club members are already in training for the next season's events and winter runs are due to commence on Sunday morning when members will be able to stretch their legs over the Kelham course.
The less athletic members of the club are to be catered for in the coming season, when it is proposed to form an archery section. This sport is becoming increasingly popular and no doubt such a section will be well received.
Newark Minor League football teams may be "displaced" next year with no ground on which to play their matches.
It is proposed to re-turf at least part of London Road's stadium and it is understood that the long overdue repairs may be carried out next winter.
In a statement to the Advertiser, Councillor E. Randall, chairman of the parks committee, says that the proposed sports fields on Kelham Road, "might not be fully completed for one or two years."
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A representative gathering attended the opening ceremony of the St Michael's Youth Club in Farnsfield on Friday night.
An old maltkin, situated on New Hill, had been transformed from a derelict building to a brightly decorated and comfortable club room, after weeks of planning and hard work.
Coffee and cakes were served to members, and an impromptu dance followed.
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Southwell bee-keepers were addressed at the Honey Show last Friday at Burgage House, by Mr E. Poole, secretary of the Nottinghamshire Bee-Keepers' Association.
It was announced that Mrs F. Samuels, regional secretary, and the Rev M. Blackledge, had been successful in passing the preliminary examinations of the British Bee-Keeping Association.
This year's Newark and District Agricultural Show beat all records. The gate money was in advance of previous years, there were more entries, more subscriptions, more trade stands and a profit of £554, it was reported at the annual meeting of the Society, held at the Clinton Arms Hotel, last Wednesday, under the chairmanship of Mr G.A. Fillingham.
The show secretary Mr J.H. Crocker said that the judges and critics remarked on the high quality of the stock exhibited, which was substantiated by the fact that many of the animals were later exhibited and achieved high awards at the Royal and county shows.
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Ransome and Marles had a good following of supporters when they visited the Shodfriars Ground last Saturday, 470 travelling by special train, despite the counter attraction of the Nottingham Goose Fair.
The Newarkers made their presence felt when the sides turned out and were rewarded by seeing Ransomes win at Boston for the first time in their history - and by three goals to one.
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Manor Dairy Farm at Coddington is the subject of an interesting article by Mr T. Newton, agriculturalist at Kelham Sugar Factory, in this month's British Sugar Beet Review.
It is farmed by Hollingworth and Sons and one of the partners, Mr G.F. Hollingworth, believes sugar beet to give a higher stock food yield per acre than any other crop.
Sugar beet factories return to the farm one and a half hundredweight of dried sugar beet pulp for every ton of beet the farm supplies, and this is normally fed to the cattle early in the new year.
At Manor Dairy Farm, which has a long record of show successes, the dairy herd, fed on this together with peas, oats, and silage, has an average annual yield of about 1,000 gallons of milk from each cow.
Mr William H. Troop of Main Street, Farndon, the 49-year-old ploughing champion with over 150 successes to his credit, secured the first prize at Flintham and District Agricultural Society's 31st annual ploughing match and show, held on the Brocker and Starnhill farms at Flintham on Thursday.
Mr Troop won this year's event with his champion plough, which his father bought for him 23 years ago.
A record entry to compete for the £400 prizes, perfect weather, and a good attendance combined to make both the ploughing (tractor and horse) and the agricultural show a big success.
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There are high hopes in the town and district concerning the formation of a Newark football club to provide a team in the Notts Thursday League next season.
It is well over 10 years since a Newark Thursday XI took to the field, but enthusiasm is still evident in the town, and already a number of players have got together to form the nucleus of a team.
It was in the the 1929-30 season that the former Newark team were champions of Division II in the Notts Thursday league.
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Grand National Night is a humorous play presented by the Country Bumpkins in Averham's delightful little theatre for the rest of the week.
The Bumpkins' latest production is doing excellent business and is attracting good houses from Newark and district.
Production is in the experienced guiding hands of Mr George Bennett, and the stage management by Mrs Grace Beckett is worthy of special mention.
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