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A new mayoral chapter began in Newark last Thursday, when Alderman A. E. Whomsley, JP, was elected to succeed councillor B. L. Maule.
He is the second Labour mayor in 29 years, his predecessor being the late Alderman E. Patrick.
Alderman Whomsley's election took place at the Town Hall, and for the first time in centuries the old custom of Mayor's Sunday was on Whit Sunday.
The church bells helped to make the occasion festive.
The tradition of dancing round the maypole was revived in Wellow on Whit Monday, with a procession led by the newly crowned May queen, 15-year-old Sophie Walker, who wore an embroidered Swiss organdie gown made by her mother.
Her maids of honour were Mary Francis, Annette Milner, Gillian Robinson and Margaret Hind.
It is 14 years since the custom was observed, and Wellow has resolved that there shall never be another such gap.
A crowd of more than 4,000 saw the first events of the athletics meeting organised by Newark Athletic Club and Ransome and Marles FC Supporters' Club, at Elm Avenue on Monday.
The Randall Bowl, presented for the 880 yards relay, was won by the Chesterfield Harriers and Athletic Club, who covered the distance in 1 min 35.3 secs.
The cycle events were popular, and Newark's Dennis Hird had everyone on their toes as he won the five miles open cycle scratch event with a lap to spare.
After telling his audience in song that there was nothing he liked more than a Flagon of Nut Brown Ale, on Friday, singer Mr Raymond Newell was presented with a bottle of ale, an opener, and a tankard on behalf of James Hole and Company.
This followed a broadcast of Worker's Playtime from Holes' canteen where the top of the bill was Miss Gladys Hay of Ignorance is Bliss fame.
The canteen was gaily decorated with flags, bunting, and murals specially painted by Mr Jack King.
The programme, compered by Mr Philip Garston-Jones, began with its signature tune Side by Side.
The artists signed a great number of autograph books before leaving for lunch.
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Mr Parkin, the manager of the Savoy Cinema, helped 20 boys of the Lowdham Platoon of the Newark Independent Company Army Cadet Force, who were on a course at the Bowbridge Road Camp last Saturday.
An officer of this unit approached him with the view to giving the boys an evening's entertainment and a small supper.
But there was only £2 to spend.
When it was explained to this public spirited gentleman that this was all he could expend he got the co-operation of his staff in the cafe and had an excellent meal laid on for them, and from his own pocket gave the officer in charge enough money to cover all expenses.
A feature of Newark Show was the record number of trade stands - nearly fifty more than last year.
Ernest Randall Ltd were showing riding kits for men, women and children.
Accompanying a pink hunting coat were all the necessary accessories, and in the design of ladies' scarves, accent was on dogs and horses.
The East Midlands Electricity Board displayed equipment for use in the home and on the farm.
Outstanding was a Grass Crop Dryer which dried 10 cwts of wet mown grass every six hours.
S. V. Milnes showed the only American-built combine harvester on the ground, costing £780.
George Stephenson & Sons Ltd had a popular midget milking plant for the dairy farmer with a herd of eight or ten cattle.
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Roma's Diary show report: If you were one of the hundreds of women at the Agricultural Show, you probably dreamed away many thousands of pounds on the innumerable labour-saving devices displayed there.
An electric iron for £31 claimed to take the back-ache out of ironing.
You sat down to the job and guided the clothes gently through an electric roller.
It seemed to take twice as long to iron a shirt, but the demonstrator assured me that "after the week's wash, you feel as fresh as a daisy."
You could have bought a hair dryer, a cooker, a television set, a Whitsun outfit, garden plants, a lawn mower, or a caravan.
Newark Agricultural Show will open on Friday and continue on Saturday, and it is not taking matters for granted to say it will be the largest and finest exhibition the Society has ever staged.
That it can be held again on a similar scale to last year's show is mainly due to the fact that some 70 or 80 acres of Winthorpe airfield are again available as the site.
All that is needed to set up a new high record in every respect is good sunny weather.
This year's President of the Society is Mr Maurice Sheldon, East Stoke and Lt-Col H. L. V. Beddington is President-elect.
Her Grace the Duchess of Portland remarked on Wednesday, how pleasing it was that no disabled ex-Servicemen need ever be unemployed.
She was speaking at the exhibition and sale of Painted Fabrics which she opened at Newark Town Hall.
There were two seriously disabled ex-Servicemen at the sale, representing the many who had contributed bedspreads, tea cosies, dressing gowns, shopping bags and scarves.
Her Grace began by saying that it was a double pleasure for her to be there that morning.
It was always a joy to come to the lovely old ballroom, and that day there was an added pleasure in the exceptionally worthy cause she was to support.
With ten years service to his credit, Mr A. F. Brown, 12 Coronation Street, New Balderton, resigned the presidency of the Newark Co-Operative Society at the half yearly meeting.
Mrs Lack, 44 Lime Grove, Newark, was elected to succeed him.
She is the first woman to be president of the society. She came to Newark in 1921, and formed a women's Co-Operative Guild in Balderton in 1928, being its president for the first five years.
On the formation of a Newark Guild in 1933, she became its first president, an office she still holds.
She is a member of the Newark Hospital Committee, and was on the board of management before nationalisation.
She is chairman of the Workers Education Association.
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Permission has been granted for a war memorial carving for the church transept.
The memorial is to be placed on the wall of the east transept of Newark Parish Church.
It will be in Hornton stone, measuring approximately 6ft by 4ft.
On it will be carved a representation of Our Lord being taken from the Cross, symbolical of His suffering for the redemption of the world and the part of human being in that work and the suffering involved.
The carved relief will show the Virgin Mother with Christ's body laid across her knees before the leaning Cross.
The background is one of rays portraying hope.
The memorial will be carved by Mr R. Kiddey, and it is hoped it will be completed before next Armistice Day.
Robert Kiddley's war memorial in Newark Parish Church.
