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The Commanding Officer of the Newark Unit Sea Cadet Corps, Lieut L.E. Hopesmith, has received a letter from the Admiral Commanding Reserves (Vice Admiral Sir Wilfred Patterson) informing him that following the recent Admiralty inspection of the unit, the Efficiency Pendant has been awarded for the second year running.
The area officer, Commander G Neville-Rolfe, has also sent a congratulatory telegram to the Unit.
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The annual meeting of the Newark, Southwell and District branch of the National Council of Women, in St Mary's Rooms on Wednesday, was informed by Mrs W. Asbury that it is hoped that "Millbank," the house in Millgate, has been acquired by the Red Cross Society as a Home for Old People and will be open "within months."
The society, she said, has bought and equipped the premises but the local branch will be responsible for maintaining it.
The scheme is sponsored by the Nottinghamshire branch of the Red Cross, and although accommodation is not limited to Newark people they do have priority.
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The Mayor (Ald J.H. Knight) was elected president of the Newark Golf Club at the annual meeting last Thursday. He succeeds Mr H.D. Mumby, who has been president since 1937 and a director since 1921.
The retiring chairman looked to the future with optimism. He said: "This year is vital because we are extending to 18 holes. I suggest that members should bring their friends to see our fine clubhouse and its attractive surrounds, and encourage them to join and learn to play."
Newark Show, on Friday and Saturday, again broke all previous records. The attendance soared, with £700-worth of gate tickets sold on Friday and they topped the £1,000 mark on Saturday.
It was Newark Show with a New Look. Winthorpe aerodrome's ample acres were a perfect stage.
The character of the show on the first day differed considerably from the second day, bovine interests being dominant on Friday, while equine interests held sway on Saturday.
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About 100 swimmers took the plunge on Monday, when Newark Bathing Pool opened for the season. The majority were schoolchildren, and pupils from eight schools as far afield as Southwell took advantage of the arrangements made by the county education authorities.
First in were children from Holy Trinity School, who were at the pool half-an-hour after opening time. The temperature of the water was 59 degrees throughout the day. The new yellow and blue flag was flying from the flag-pole beside the pool and the fountain just inside the entrance was working.
In addition to its ornamental value, the fountain also performs the essential function of aerating the water in its journey from the filter beds to the pool. The 300,000 gallons of water are changed completely every six hours, passing through the filters and the chlorinating apparatus, thus guaranteeing that the water is absolutely safe.
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The new Youth Centre in Bingham will be opened on Saturday by His Grace the Duke of Rutland. The centre is the result of concentrated effort by the people of Bingham over a period of 18 months.
During the annual meeting of the Newark and District Boy Scouts' Association last week, Coun D. P. Blatherwick, OBE, the Chairman, who presided, presented a statuette to Mr Clive Nicholson, JP, in recognition of his 35 years' service to the Scout movement.
Mr Nicholson, who until recently held the position of district commissioner, was one of the pioneers of Scouting in Newark.
Coun Blatherwick handed the statuette to Mr Nicholson in the name of Newark Scouts and Mr Nicholson, responding, said the gift was to help him remember Scouting but nobody who had been connected with the movement would ever forget what it had done for him and how much he had enjoyed it.
Mr Nicholson concluded by saying he would not be completely out of the movement as he had the honour of being elected a vice-president.
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The Bishop of Southwell, the Rt Rev Russell Barry, paid tribute to the Fallen of Kelham and Averham after dedicating a war memorial chapel to St Wilfred's Church, Kelham, on Sunday.
The chapel, containing a book of remembrance, was dedicated to St George and the memory of men from Kelham, Averham and the SSM College, who gave their lives in the first and second world wars.
The dedication, which followed evensong, was watched by a congregation who crowded the small church.
Among those present were a number of relatives of men who died in the two wars.
In his address, the bishop said that the service would be one of the big and memorable events in the life of the village.
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About 1,000 representatives from every parish in the diocese assembled in the minster last Wednesday for the annual diocesan presentation of Women's Offerings.
Inaugurated by Mrs Fisher, wife of the Archbishop of Canterbury, as a penny fund, this scheme has become a valuable asset to the Church of England.
Two representatives from each parish took their offerings to the Bishop, Dr Russell Barry, who welcomed the visitors and gave the address. The service was conducted by the Provost, the Very Rev H. C. L. Heywood.
Two of the best known personalities in Rugby football were present at the annual dinner of Newark Rugby Club held at the Robin Hood Hotel on Monday night.
They were Colonel F.D. Prentice, secretary of the Rugby Football Union, and Air Commodore G.R. Beamish, the former Irish international.
Colonel Prentice, the former Leicester Tigers player, who captained England and went to New Zealand with the tourists in 1930, responding to the toast of "Rugby Football," said: "The Union does appreciate that clubs of your standing are the backbone of our game. I hear you get down to training every Sunday morning, which is a very fine thing indeed. Clubs like Newark are very much in the hearts of my committee."
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The Young Farmers Club of Flintham has been given the ninth award in a national competition organised by the National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs for the design of three posters, one advertising a Young Farmers' rally, another an agricultural show, and the third a Young Farmers' Club meeting. They will receive the award from Princess Elizabeth.
The designs were the work of Mr M Davies, of Flintham, Mr G Tinsdale of Flintham and Miss Betty Wilkinson of Elston.
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All Balderton is talking about a belated "Easter Gift" received by Mrs I. Markwell, who lives at 114 Hawton Lane, at the weekend.
On Saturday morning Mrs Markwell visited her fowl house to find that a Rhode Island Red, now in its second laying year, had just deposited an egg. Nothing unusual about that - but there were signs that another was due, and sure enough, a second egg arrived almost at once.
No sooner was the fowl returned to its deposit box than a third egg appeared. The three eggs - all brown - together weighed nearly 7ozs. Just to prove it wasn't a fluke, the hen, which until Saturday had been a normal layer, produced another egg on Sunday - the fourth in 25 hours.
