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The annual St George's Day memorial service for the members of the 8th Battalion The Sherwood Foresters who gave their lives in the two world wars was held in Newark Parish Church on Sunday.
Brilliant warm sunshine induced a large crowd of people to visit the Market Place to see the colourful military parade, in charge of Major J E Nicholson, which took place while the Mayor (Alderman J H Knight) and his colleagues of the Town Council assembled in the Town Hall.
The men of the 8th (Motor) Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters, bearing the Colours, marched from the Drill Hall headed by the band of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment.
The procession to the church was lead by the Mayor and Brigadier P N White, CBE, Colonel of the Regiment.
The service was conducted by the Vicar, the Rev G W Clarkson, assisted by the Archdeacon J P Hales, DSO, former padre of the 8th Battalion, and the Rev F S Temple.
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A second parade service was held at Newark Parish Church on Sunday when, in the afternoon, Boy Scouts and Girl Guides attended with their Colours to take part in an impressive corporate act of worship.
Three hundred young people were present in Church and they entered fully into the community spirit of the service during the responses and the singing of the hymns.
An impressive moment was after the vicar's address when the scouts, guides, cubs and brownies each stood in turn to renew the Promise they made when they were enrolled as members of the movement.
Units on parade included the 5th, 6th and 7th Newark Scouts, the 1st Balderton and 1st Collingham troops, the 1st Collingham and 1st and 7th Newark Guides, the 3rd Newark Rangers, the Balderton, Collingham and Newark Cub Packs, and Brownies from Newark and Collingham.
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There was a large attendance at the Newark Technical College, on Saturday night, to see three plays and a mime presented by the Farndon Women's Institute Drama Group.
The President (Mrs Ernest Knight) was present and the plays were produced by Miss K M Garner, who received many congratulations on the entertaining bill.
First came an excerpt from the well known "Mirror To Elizabeth," by T B Morris.
The dresses were outstanding in colour and design, and the moods of the different ladies were well conveyed by this Farndon players.
Bessie Clipstone was very much the part as Queen Elizabeth.
A delightful contrast was provided by a mime of a country wedding during which the story was sung by the Women's Institute Choir.
Comedy then had its amusing turn in the form of "Safe Custody" by F Austin Hyde, which the Farndon players translated from the original Yorkshire into Nottinghamshire locale dialect to win the approval of the audience.
It was the sunniest and warmest Easter for a century this year. The temperature rose to mid-summer level and conditions were ideal for the first out-of-doors holiday of the year.
There was a fine start on Good Friday, and the town presented a busy appearance with many shops remaining open. But midst the atmosphere of holiday and the increased traffic there were the pilgrimages to the services in the churches, where the numbers were more than usual.
The choirboys at Newark parish church sang the Easter anthems and the service for children had some novelty, not to say interest, since everyone went to the North church aisle to see the delightful Easter garden which staff of the Mount Infants' School had made specially for the occasion.
The Easter race meetings at Rolleston were most popular and drew the crowds on both Thursday and Saturday. And Bank Holiday Monday race-goers were able to travel to Market Rasen for the steeplechasing, whilst those who did not want to go so far afield visited Thurgarton Quarters for the South Notts point to point races.
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Visitors from Leicester, Nottingham, Lincoln, Derby, Retford and Worksop were present at the Ram Hotel on Wednesday when the Newark and District Round Table was formed.
There are 14 founder members of the Newark Table, and the first chairman is Insp R.C. Thomas of the Nottinghamshire County Police.
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The Balderton Evening Institute held their annual exhibition of work on Wednesday, and it is estimated that about a thousand visitors saw the exhibition during the two hours that it was open.
The Institute has 300 members and there were over 400 exhibits on show.
A note of pride over Newark's long association with the Royal Engineers crept into the speeches made at the annual dinner of the local branch of the RE Old Comrades' Association, at the Barnbygate Restaurant, on Saturday evening.
The Mayor (Ald J.H. Knight) said Newark had a lot to thank the RE for in bringing men and new life to the town. Major General Woolner, of headquarters, said the Newark branch was a fine, steady and lively branch that had been carrying on for over 30 years.
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Representatives of the national press were the guests of the local newsagents on Wednesday at the Town Hall. The occasion was the third annual dinner and dance of the Newark branch of the National Federation of Newsagents and Book-sellers.
The President, Mr G W Thurman, was in the chair. He paid tribute to the pioneers of the Federation, which encourages newsagents to run their business to the rule of thumb.
The French journalists on a visit to the town were invited to attend the dance. When they arrived the French national anthem was played, while the company stood to attention.
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Most of the 400 seats in the Drill Hall, Sherwood Avenue, were filled on Thursday evening when the Newark and District Table Tennis League held their annual championships. Players from eight of the town's clubs competed, the strongest contingent being from Newark Boys' Club.
The favourites for the Junior and Closed Singles events did not disappoint their fans, and Barry Wright, of the Kelham Sugar Beet Factory team, and Norman Rigby, Newark Boys' Club, came away champions. In the final of the Ladies' Singles Tournament Mrs I. Gray beat Mrs T. Cole.
The trophies won during the evening and the League championship trophies were presented to the winners by Dr H.D.R. Hine, league president.
Seven leading French editors are in search of the English way of life. They have come to this country as guests of the Government and instead of staying in London they were brought to the typical English country town of Newark.
A small informal dinner in their honour was given on Monday, when the French visitors were welcomed by the Mayor (Ald J.H. Knight).
Today the editors will have a sightseeing tour of Newark and district but before doing so will lay a wreath at the Newark War Memorial, where there will be a guard of honour from the RAF Syerston. The visitors are staying at the Clinton Arms Hotel for one week.
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The new works of Croid Ltd on Winthorpe Road, Newark, were opened on Monday by Mr Harold J. Cotes, chairman of the company, and managing director of British Glues and Chemicals Ltd, the parent company.
A tour of inspection after the opening gave a large number of people the opportunity of going through the various departments, seeing the staff at work, and examining the finished products, which leave in the form of prepared glue.
The new building has a smart facade of facing bricks with stone dressing. In its two storey height it connects with a large store built some time before the foundation stone of the present structure was laid last May.
The company started in 1911 and in its history has operated in various parts of the country. Glue happened to be a particularly vital product during the war and so that its manufacture may continue the company transferred to Newark from London.
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Polling took place yesterday in Newark and district for the Nottinghamshire County Council elections, and the results were declared late last night.
The first elector to register his vote yesterday arrived at the Victoria Street Infants' School half a minute after the polling station opened at 8 o'clock. He was Mr W.K. Bickerstaffe of Boundary Road. Voting in the Newark divisions had been extended until 9 pm.
In Newark the Conservatives won the South and East, and Labour retained the North, while the Conservatives held Southwell and Labour, Balderton.
