August 27, 1952

Members of Newark Conservative Association with their families on Saturday afternoon made a first trip on the River Trent in a steamer made in 1880.

On board the steamer, SS Gorleston, they left Mill Bridge, Newark, for Radcliffe. Including other passengers 258 made the journey. There were more than 100 in the Conservative party.

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Eighteen seven-year-old Newark children are thought to be involved in a stay-home school strike.

Parents are not allowing the children to attend Guildhall Street Methodist School which re-opened on Monday to stop overcrowding in other schools of the borough.

Parents object to their children having to cross the Great North Road unescorted 20 times a week. Other parents think Guildhall Street School is unsuitable.

A deputation of parents on Monday met Mr W. Lawson, deputy director of education for Nottinghamshire, at Newark Education Office. No settlement was reached after two hours discussion.

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Newark's attested cattle market will be finished by Christmas. Work on converting an old Army hut off Tolney Lane started two months ago.

The drainage is completed, the whole building re-roofed and interior alterations are being made.

When the market is opened there will be covered accommodation for 48 dairy cows and open-air standings for 48 store cattle. The first sales in the new market will be held in the spring, when the Minster of Agriculture has been invited to open the market.

August 20, 1952

The choir sang in the stillness of the tree-sheltered gardens. Their voices in complete harmony, gently drifted into Newark's busy Cartergate.

Hurrying people stopped and listened, and Newark Choral Society's 60-strong choir was born.

It was the choir's first public appearance at their own garden fete held on Thursday in the grounds of The Ivies, home of Mrs H. F. Hine, the society's president.

A feature of the fete was a dancing display by Nina Gammage, as shown in this Advertiser news photograph.

The young dancers who took part were Sandra Norman, Rosalind Hanna, Margery Baker, Janice Chilton, June Land, Mavis Price, Gillian Brunning, Joan Ware, Christine Frost, Brenda Baumber, Margaret Ball and Susan Mawman.

Shy hero of a river rescue in Newark on Sunday afternoon is 12-year-old Terence Dumbleby, who lives in the old Swan and Salmon Inn, Castlegate.

When his playmate, Kenneth Widdowson (7) fell off a barge into the new Trent lock basin, Terence was first to reach him in a borrowed canoe. When he got alongside, he stretched out the paddle for Kenneth to hold.

Meanwhile, Mr George Hunt jumped into the water almost fully dressed. He swam to the boys and helped Kenneth into the canoe.

Mr J. W. Mayfield of Gopher Road, Newark, was also on the scene in a dinghy.

August 13, 1952

Mr A. Ellis won the cup awarded to the exhibitor with the most points overall in the Nicholsons' Horticultural and Allotment Holders' Society Show on Saturday.

He also won a special prize given by Mrs A. C. Nicholson for the best flower exhibit.

Mr R. Upton, Newark Corporation Parks Superintendent, and his son, Mr S. Upton, were the judges.

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A foreman-fitter at Farrar Boilerworks Ltd, Newark, was presented with the British Empire Medal by the Duke of Portland, Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire, on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen, in the firm's canteen on Friday.

The foreman, Mr John William Rowling, of Hawton Road, Newark, was given three cheers by his fellow-workers.

The cheering was led by the Duke of Portland, who stopped a proposal from the platform that three cheers should be given to himself.

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Racing pigeons will today carry a goodwill message from the Mayor of Newark, Councillor T. W. Howes, to the Mayor of Willesden, London.

The birds - three will take copies of the message - are taking part in the third annual Newark to Willesden pigeon race, organised by Willesden Borough Council as a prelude to their show next month.

More than 1,000 pigeons will be released at Newark Northgate station this afternoon.

Coun. Howes' message to Willesden reads: "May the Willesden Borough Show be away to a flying start and finish a winner. "Good luck and happy landings to all in Willesden."

August 6, 1952

Sir Stephen Tallents told the people of Caunton that their village was the most appropriate place for a flower show, as it was there that Dean Hole had won fame as a grower of roses.

He was opening Caunton Young Farmer's Club August Bank Holiday gala and flower show, held in Major John Hole's Manor field.

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Balderton people are reading almost four times as many books now as they read last year.

Since the improved Balderton Library was opened in 1951, membership has increased three-fold, there are now three times as many books for borrowers, and issues have gone up from 10,000 a year to 38,000. These figures are given in Notts County Library Review of 1951-2.

Thirty-six branch and mobile libraries serve the county. None can report a jump in membership and number of books borrowed that equals Balderton's.

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Motorists who went through Newark in the Bank Holiday traffic stream obeyed Newark Road Safety Council's warning: 'Drive With Care.'

Those words in 12 inch high red letters greeted drivers at every main road approach to the town, and not one accident was reported within eight miles of Newark.

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Schoolboys over 14 may help farmers pick potatoes this year, but not until 'all other sources of labour have been exhausted,' Notts education committee has now decided. Boys will be allowed to work ten half-days.

Without the help of schoolchildren the position would have been serious, said Mr. George Whyley, secretary to Notts NFU.

More than 5,000 acres of potatoes were lifted by Notts children last year.