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Stopping places for buses in Newark were approved at a meeting of the town council on Monday by the highways committee.
Nottinghamshire County Council has also agreed that a lay-by should be provided in Appletongate and near the Old Magnus Buildings as a bus stopping place, and suggested that this should have a width of 7ft and be no less than 100ft long.
Buses leaving the borough from Cartergate and near Beaumond Cross should have their stopping place in Albert Street and not the area recently taken from the carriageway at Beaumond Cross.
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Newark Corporation has decided to build concrete houses to speed its building programme. The houses will be erected at the rate of four a week, and there will be 108 in total.
They will be erected on the Winthorpe Estate, and the tender for the development is Messrs Wimpey.
Two tenders have also been accepted by the town council for a total of 86 permanent houses for Winthorpe Road.
One of these, from Messrs Coleman Ltd, is for 56 houses, and the other is from Messrs Bagguley for 30 houses.
The Council's building programme for the year is 200 houses.
Newark is at present facing a difficulty in getting brick houses built fast enough to meet the town's need.
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Despite a wet morning Southwell Minster Grammar School held their annual athletic sports meeting under ideal conditions on Thursday afternoon, when 13 records were broken.
The winning house to hold the Inter-house Athletic Sports Cup for a year, was Gray House with 452 points. Thomas House was the runner-up.
M. Gough, of Booth House, won the title of Senior Victor Ludorum. In the junior events L. Murfin of Gray House gained the coveted title.
Records broken during the afternoon were the junior high jump (G. Pitt), the middle football race (G. Haynes), the junior 220 yds (B. Bailey), the senior 250 yds (M. Gough), the middle relay race (Gray House), the junior relay (Thomas House), and the middle potato race ( G. Murfin).
Trophies were presented by Mrs Metcalf.
Out-patients attending for treatment at Newark hospital are now afforded the services of a canteen, which was opened on Monday morning by the Mayor of Newark, Coun B.L. Maule.
The canteen, housed in a hut at the back of the hospital, has been organised by Newark WVS and will be staffed each morning and afternoon by WVS members.
Accommodated in a wooden building formerly used as a splint store, the canteen has been fitted with a serving counter and facilities have been provided for the making of tea and the preparing of refreshments.
Mrs C.E. Parlby, WVS centre organiser, introduced the mayor at the opening on Monday morning, when among those present were Mr R.P. Blatherwick, of the Regional Hospital Board, and the matron of Newark hospital Miss E.S.R. Beamish.
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The Newark Sunday School Union's festival, on Sconce Hills on Saturday was favoured by fine weather.
A large crowd of grown-ups and young people attended to witness the sports, fancy dress parade, talent-spotting competition and other events.
The Union, of which Mr L. Hill is president, has about1,500 members and some 250 of them participated in the festival.
The Scripture Examination Shield was won by the Balderton Main Street School. Albert Street Baptist School carried off the Sports Championships Shield.
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The grounds of Kneesall Vicarage, just across the road from the lovely 11th century parish church, was the scene of the annual village garden fete, held on Saturday afternoon.
The proceeds, which amounted to £101, are for the church funds.
The Vicar, the Rev W.E. Lloyd-Jones, first led the company in prayers, and then introduced the special guest for the day, Col S.I. Derry, of Newark, who was to open the fete.
A fancy dress parade was held during the afternoon for children. The bowling for the pig competition was very popular.
A large number of men from Newark and district who served overseas with the Sherwood Foresters in the last war were guests of the Newark branch of The Sherwood Foresters Old Comrades' Association at an invitation dinner held at the Ram Hotel, on Saturday evening.
Capt H.P.G. Branston, president of the branch, was in the chair. "The Regiment" was proposed by Col Clarke. He pointed out that recently the 1st and 2nd battalions had amalgamated and that they now formed the only infantry battalion of the regiment.
The 5th Battalion was at Derby; the 6th was a light ack-ack battalion; the 7th, in Nottingham, was a searchlight battalion; and the 8th, based in Newark, was a motorised battalion. In addition there were three Forester Cadet Corps in the regiment, and on top of all this they had the Old Comrades' Association.
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At its annual regatta, on Saturday, Newark Rowing Club retrieved the Senior Fours trophy, which it has won once before - in 1947.
The regatta provided an afternoon of pleasant relaxation for a large number of townspeople who took advantage of the warm sunshine to watch the clubs, gathered from all over the Midlands, competing in the eight events over the Farndon Road course on the Trent.
In the final the Newark crew met Nottingham University Rowing Club. From the time the Newark crew came into sight and drew level with the enclosure the issue was never in doubt and they cruised through the finishing line more than a length in front of the Nottingham crew.
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"I would like to express through you my keen appreciation of the courtesy and kindness of Newark people." So said Mr W.H. Samworth, of Margaret River, Western Australia, who called on the editor of the Advertiser on Monday.
Mr Samworth was married to Miss Lillian Smith, of Winchilsea Avenue, Newark, 21 years ago, and this is their first trip back to the old country.
Regarding Newark Mr Samworth went into ecstasies. "I think it is a delightful place, a lovely town.
Maybe the townspeople do not appreciate fully its charm; it is a case of not seeing the wood for the trees. That wonderful church and the various buildings of historic importance would be greatly appreciated in Australia."
With brilliant sunshine favouring the event thousands of people flocked to Thoresby Park, on Monday, for the great fete and gala organised by the Newark Division Conservative Association.
It was a record fixture, with more than 15,000 present, which will make history in the Division.
The park was placed at the disposal of the organisers by the President of the Association, The Rt Hon The Earl Manvers, and the guest of honour was the Rt Hon Sir David Maxwell Fyfe, member of the Conservative Shadow Cabinet.
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Hundreds of Newarkers lined London Road from the carpark to Elm Avenue on Whit Monday afternoon to watch a parade of carnival bands about to take part in a contest organised by the Ransome and Marles FC Supporters' Club.
They included Newark Imperials, headed by Miss G McCarter, and the Newark Cameronian Juvenile Band, led by Brenda Taylor, looking very smart in tartan uniforms.
The medal for the smartest drum-major was won by Miss Jean McCarter, of the Imperials.
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Southwell's Education Week was opened on Sunday week with a children's service, conducted by the Provost (Very Rev H.C.L. Heywood) in the Minster.
The Vicar of Lowdham (Canon A. Otter) preached the sermon. He said that in these days of mass procedure it was gratifying to see teachers adapting the old methods of individual attention despite the fact that some of them had classes of 40 or 50 to handle.
The long and centuries old list of mayors of Newark had the name of Councillor Bernard Lovegrove Maule added to it on Thursday. His election was the first to take place under the new Act which changed the date of the ceremony from November to May.
As usual, the ballroom was used for the occasion. The crowning plate weighted the main table at which the mayor and aldermen were seated in their robes, making the centre-piece of the historic and ever fascinating mayor-making scheme, which was watched by a full attendance of members and officials of the corporation and a large section of the public.
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A transatlantic telephone link-up between Balderton and New York took place on Sunday when Mrs A. Jarman, of Acacia Road, Balderton, spoke to her sister, Mrs Friswold, in New York.
Their mother, Mrs Bice, who lives with Mrs Jarman, and another sister, Mrs Hobbs, also took part in the long distance call, which is certain to be talked about for some days to come.
The occasion was that of Mrs Friswold's silver wedding, and the talk was arranged for when it was midday in New York. The conversation lasted 16 minutes and reception at each end was very clear.
Mrs Bice last saw her daughter 13 years ago, Mrs Jarman and Mrs Hobbs have not seen her since she left England in 1923.
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Saturday's garden fete at the Girls' High School was a new venture in that it was run entirely by the girls themselves, with the guidance of members of the staff.
In former years the fete has been organised by the Parents' Association, but this year the only assistance the association gave was in connection with the teas, of which a record number of 1,000 were sold.
Most of the needlework on display was the result of the girls work meetings held after school hours. The stalls and side shows were indoors but the gym display and pony rides were on the grounds at the rear of the buildings.
All tastes were accounted for and there was even a children's corner complete with dolls houses, rocking horses, model cars and other toys for the entertainment of young brothers and sisters.
