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April 25, 1951 Newark Market Place was filled with colour on Sunday morning, following the annual St George's Sunday parade of the 8th Battalion The Sherwood Foresters to Newark Parish Church. The warmest day in Newark this year befitted the occasion. Watching crowds left overcoats at home. The scene embraced the familiar pageantry of a military ceremonial, but it was a steadily shining sun which transformed the parade to a colourful spectacle. The scarlet of Ald A. E. Whomsley's mayoral robe was vividly rich against the blue of aldermen's gowns. The uniform of the Colonel of the Regiment Major-General P. N. White was relieved by his peaked cap of dark blue, gold and red. As the General inspected the Foresters with the Mayor and Lieut-Col A. C. Clarke, hon Colonel of the Battalion, before a march-past, the eye could pick out the flash of the burnished brass, the green of looped lanyards and shoulder titles and the red of sergeants' sashes. o-o-o-O-o-o-o Newark Musical Club's concerts will be bigger and better than ever, it was stated by the Chairman (Coun R. A. Sheldrake) at the club's annual meeting in Newark Technical College on Wednesday. He said the club was an asset to the town's cultural life but it needed more members. The following officers were elected: Chairman Coun R. A. Sheldrake; hon joint Secretaries Miss M. Webb LRAM, and Mrs R. May; hon Treasurer, Mrs N. Anderson.

April 18, 1951 The Rev Bernard Hill, Vicar of St Leonard's Church, Newark, was inducted to the benefice on Wednesday evening by the Archdeacon of Newark, the Ven. F. H. West. He was instituted by the assistant Bishop of Southwell, Bishop J. R. Weller. The Church was filled by parishioners and other friends, and clergy from neighbouring parishes were present. o-o-o-O-o-o-o On Friday the 13th last week, believed by the superstitious to mean bad luck, 13 accident cases were admitted to Newark Hospital. Three of these were detained - a man with a fractured skull, a woman whose ribs and arm were broken and a small boy whose face had been burned. But for some Friday the 13th was a lucky day. One Newark family heard that they had been granted a Council House. There were no calls on Newark Fire Service on that day and no funerals at Newark Cemetery. o-o-o-O-o-o-o Mr William Wells, of Manor Close, Norton Disney, will be 90- years-old at the end of this month, and he can still "run 100 yards and do a bit of boxing," he says. Mr Wells, a retired school teacher, is a regular visitor to Newark and he represents his parish on the North Kesteven Rural Council. o-o-o-O-o-o-o With only one more club match before the end of the season, Newark Rugby Club have a record of 30 games played, 20 won, four drawn and six lost. In 12 of their victories Newark have not allowed their opponents to score at all.

April 11, 1951 More than 200 pupils from Newark and district travelled by special train to see the schoolboys' international football match between England and Scotland at Wembley on Saturday. The boys, between 11 and 15, were under the supervision of 18 local teachers. The train was one of five specials that took 3,000 pupils from Nottinghamshire. The train that took the boys and teachers from Newark met another party from Worksop and Nottingham. o-o-o-0-o-o-o The effect of the 20 per cent increase in the distributed profits tax, the increase in income tax from 9s. to 9s. 6d. and the increase in the price of petrol (now 3s. 6d. per gallon) were the main talking points in Newark last night, following the budget proposals made yesterday afternoon by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Hugh Gaitskell. Bright spot in the budget was the increase in old age pensions, 30s. instead of 26s. o-o-o-0-o-o-o Newark Road Safety Council have tested the motorists' anti-dazzle device invented by Mr H. S. Bown, of the Crown Inn, Bathley. Details of the tests were sent to the Road Research Laboratory, who replied that they did not think Mr Bown had invented a device that could be recommended for general use.

April 4, 1951 Four contestants will go forward to the finals for selection as Miss Newark. They were chosen at a dance on Friday. They were Kathleen Godfrey, of Barnby Lane, Balderton, Joy Harbour, of 10 Milton Street, New Balderton, Dorothy Hillier, of Rose Dean, Girton and Elizabeth Spurr, of 173, Barnbygate. A third round will be held in the Corn Exchange on April 13 and Miss Newark and her attendants will be chosen from 12 finalists at a dance in Newark Town Hall on May 4. o-o-o-O-o-o-o "Can the Town Clerk persuade the police authorities to give a ruling as to what constitutes parking?" Coun J. A. Markwick put this question at Monday's meeting of Newark Town Council. He added: "We are getting all over the town at present moment notices stating No Parking. I realise the police have a tremendous job with parking, but I think it would be helpful to the public generally, and it would probably help the public to assist the police, if we knew what No Parking means. The Mayor (Ald. A. E. Whomsley) said: "The Town Clerk will no doubt think the matter over." (Laughter). o-o-o-O-o-o-o Newark Museum's most unusual display ever was opened to the public on Monday. Featured are items of historic interest which have been lost to the district because people who found them did not realise their significance. The display comprises photographs, plaster replicas and specimens borrowed from other museums.