September 24, 1952

The dairy shorthorn, Mr H. J. Craker's Collingham Wild Queen IX, won the Homestead Cup for the best beef-type animal at Collingham Show, and J. Hollingworth and Son's friesian, Coddington Nutty, was the winner of the Sinclair Cup for the best dairy beast.

Major P. R. Allen combined the offices of president and treasurer for this year's show.

Mrs Allen presented the cups and special prizes in the ring during the afternoon.

R. and J. Hallam, Holme twin brothers, who are members of Collingham YFC, were first and second in beef-judging.

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People scattered in Stodman Street, Newark, yesterday when a horse and cart mounted the pavement and crashed into the iron railings at the side of the Town Hall.

A stone pillar stopped the wheels of the cart from crashing into the Scotch Wool and Hosiery store plate glass-window.

The driver of the cart, 63-years-old John William Stevens of Strawberry Lane, Newark, was thrown from his cart as it hit the railings and struck his head on the corner of a brick wall.

Although dazed and with blood pouring from a head injury, he struggled to his feet and held the horse under control by tightly gripping its head.

Stevens was taken to Newark General Hospital where he was reported to be comfortable.

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Mr B. W. R. Smith, Chief Fire Officer for Nottinghamshire, announced that the work of modernising Newark Fire Station starts this week.

The stone pillars along the front of the station were being removed, and mechanically-operated doors would be installed.

Portland Street premises were not suitable for the most up-to-date machines.

September 17, 1952

To celebrate the foundation of their Newark grocery business 60 years ago Porter and Sons on Wednesday held a celebration dinner at the Ram Hotel, Newark.

The business was started by the late Mr George H. Porter who died two years ago. In 1919 a second shop, in Newark Market Place was added to the original premises in Bridge Street.

Proposing the continued prosperity of the firm, now carried on by the late Mr Porter's two sons, Mr Cyril Porter and Mr Stanley Porter, Mr F. T. Jones said: "We hope that the name of Porter will long remain above the two establishments, and perhaps we will see again the late Mr Porter's famous trade name of Sweethog bacon stretching across the windows, un-rationed and marked 8d per lb."

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Memorial gates are to be erected in Southwell at an approximate cost of £1,000.

Mr D. Coy, chairman of the memorial gates committee, explained at Monday's meeting of Southwell Parish Council why the money could not be spent in any other way.

"Lady Hicking, wishing to erect a memorial to her husband Sir William Hicking, preferred that the people of Southwell should have a thing of beauty which all could enjoy," said Mr Coy.

"She offered to make up the money we already have to £1,000. We would have been silly to reject so magnanimous an offer."

September 10, 1052

Schoolboys John and Nigel Weeks ran into their South Collingham home on Wednesday and told their mother they had found a bomb.

When their father went down to the dried up pond where the children had been playing he saw a metal fin sticking out of the mud. The rest of the 2ft 6in long object was half buried.

Mr Weeks informed the police, and the next day a bomb disposal squad arrived. How long it had been there or how it got there is a mystery.

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Two Newark bus drivers escaped death at Farnborough Air show on Saturday because they moved to another part of the airfield to get a better view.

The engine of a faster-than-sound jet plane that fell to pieces in mid-air crashed into the crowd where they had been standing.

The Newark bus drivers were Mr Herbert Longmate of Strawberryhall Lane, and Mr George Howell of Staunton Road. Both had driven parties from Newark to the air show.

September 3, 1952

Progress being made with the conversion of an ex army-hut off Tolney Lane into Newark's attested cattle market.

Steel standings are going up along the centre wall. Forty to 80 dairy cows will be accommodated in two rows either side of the wall. The sale ring will be at the far end of the hut.

One end will be bricked up and there will be sliding doors through which the cattle will be led. It is expected the first sales will be held during the spring, although the market should be finished by Christmas.

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With the Newark school strike of seven year olds in its ninth day, parents of children at Hockerton yesterday kept their children away from Southwell National School.

They have done so because Nottinghamshire Education Committee has cancelled transport for the Hockerton pupils as an economy measure.

The Hockerton parents on Friday sent a petition to the county director of education asking for the school transport to be retained.

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Salute the enterprise of the Castle Cycling Club members. When they outgrew their old headquarters in Middlegate they took over and converted it into a clubroom.

Because club members have done the job themselves in their spare time, the finished room will cost less than £100.

Originally, meetings were held in a tiny ten-feet square room, but last summer they found they were outgrowing their headquarters. Next door was the disused hay loft above a room used as a cycle store.

Three members of the racing section are in the building trade: Ted Guy and Peter Clark are both joiners, and 18-year-old Derek Kirton is an apprentice bricklayer. They surveyed the loft and decided to start from scratch, re-building the whole of the first floor.