August 31, 1955.

Members of Trinity Guild, the youth organisation of Newark Parish Church, are this week exploring Scotland.

A party of 36 left London Road on Friday evening in one of Gash's coaches and are now staying at Dalmahoy Youth hostel, Kirknewlen, Midlothian, only a few miles from Edinburgh.

They will visit Edinburgh, the Trossachs, Loch Lomond and The Firth of Forth, with the Forth Bridge. They are also visiting the military tattoo at Edinburgh Castle.

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Newark Show is likely to remain at the eminently suitable site at Winthorpe Airfield for the foreseeable future. Much of the insecurity of tenure which the Agricultural Society has felt in the past has been dispersed.

Although the society has its own land at Balderfield Farm - which it bought after the war as an 'insurance' against the loss of Winthorpe - it will now be able, for the first time, to make reasonably long-term plans for shows at the airfield.

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When Newark Swimming Pool opened this year Mr Tom Donaldson, of Castlegate, Newark, collected his 20th season ticket.

He only lives in Newark because of its fine pool and the number of times he has passed through the tumstile there must certainly be a record.

The pool was first opened in 1935 and every day each season, while in Newark, Mr Donaldson has been for a swim.

His only complaint: "Newarkers don't realise what a good pool they have. For a town of its size, it is probably the best pool in England."
 

August 24, 1955.

Christine Maguire and Peter Danker are seen in this Advertiser newsphoto receiving the team shield on behalf of the Winthorpe estate team, from Dr W. E. Fletcher, who presented the prizes at the Estate Sports on Saturday.

The second annual children's sports and field day, organised by Bridge End Community Association, was held at Lincoln Road playing fields, Newark.

The "bulge" due to the high birth rate of immediate post-war years will this term, for the first time, affect every grade of school.

During recent years, it has caused pressure only in infants' and junior departments.

There will be more children in Newark than ever before. It is estimated that there will be 3,700 schoolchildren in the borough, compared with 2,4000 in 1945 - an increase of more than 54% in ten years.

This means, in effect, that for every two classes at the end of the war, there must now be three.

More Newark people than ever before have been holidaying on the continent this year, and top of the popularity poll is Majorca, biggest of the Balearic Isles in the Western Meditterranean.

Between January and June a record number of passports was issued by the Newark office of the ministry of labour. They have handled nearly 200 applications.
 

August 17, 1955

It is hoped to start building the new Christ Church building on the Boundary Road site early next year.

The features are the absence of a traditional east window and the siting of choir stalls in a shallow north transept instead of in the chancel.

Plans of the new church were approved by the parochial church council on Friday. £22,000 will be needed for the work: of this sum £10,375 is already assured.

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Mr and Mrs Albert Cobb, of Cedar Avenue, Newark, won the first gardening competition organised by Newark corporation for tenants living in council houses.

After three days of judging, their garden was selected best from more than 2,000. An employee of Hugh Baird and Sons, Ltd (Maltsters) Northgate, Newark, Mr Cobb will receive a trophy given by Alderman and Mrs T. W. Howes.

The judge was Mr R. Upton, Newark, Parks Superintendent and the competition was in four sections - Winthorpe Estate (including Welbeck Estate) Town Council flats, pre-war houses, and Hawtonville Estate.

Winner of the whole competition, Mr Cobb automatically won the pre-war houses class Ñ the three other winners will be announced later.
 

August 10, 1955

Some members of the 8th Newark (SA) group of Scouts and Cubs will leave Newark on Saturday for annual camp at Sunbury-on-Thames.

Mr H. S. Robinson, group Scoutmaster, will be in charge. The group was originally a Salvation Army organisation.

It is now inter-denominational and affiliated to the Baden-Powell Scouting movement.

They were, last year, the first ever winners of the Golden Spurs which are awarded to the group obtaining the highest number of points in competitions at the annual camp.

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Television, which everybody thought would cause reduced demand for books from lending libraries is in fact encouraging people to read more.

In Newark, this is indicated by a substantial rise in the number of books being circulated by the Gilstrap Public Library.

Another indication is an impressive demand for books on archaeology which has increased vividly since the television programme Animal, Vegetable or Mineral captured the public imagination.

"The number of people who watch the programme is surprising when you remember that archaeology was always considered to be a stuffy subject," the Newark Librarian, Mr Arthur Smith, told the Advertiser.

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Plans and estimates of cost for extensions to Newark hospital have been prepared by the planning committee, Sheffield Regional Hospital Board was informed on Monday.

Extensions will be made to the x-ray department, nurses' dining room, pathological laboratories, ward units and operating theatre unit.
 

August 3, 1955

An Advertiser newsphoto of some of the caravans at a Bank Holiday meet of the East Midlands Centre of the Caravan Club which was held at Mr R. A. Clayton's farm, Collingham. Local members present with caravans were Dr R. Lees, Newark, Mr H. F. Willows and Mr Clayton.

The East Midlands Centre was formed in Newark more than 20 years ago and there are now more than 1,000 members.

This picture was taken while members were watching a blindfold motor driving competition.

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Because of myxomatosis rabbits have almost disappeared from Newark Golf course. Now the disease is responsible for more losses - golf balls.

An incident at the course on Sunday evening shows how the balls disappear. Mr E. N.Page, of Cartergate, Newark, drove the 15th green.

There was a scuffle on the fairway and the ball was lifted by a big dog fox.

Mr W. R. Henderson chased the fox to a wood, retrieved the stolen ball and found a second one badly chewed. It is thought that, while there are no rabbits to eat, the fox thought he had at least found a hen's egg.

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When entries were requested for a grandmothers' beauty competition at Caunton and District YFC's Bank Holiday show and fete at Caunton Manor field, Mrs E. M.Beckitt of Hill Farm, Egmanton, saw her neighbour hesitating.

To give herself courage, she entered herself Ñ and won. Mrs. Beckitt, trim in a navy blue costume and navy and white hat, was one of 13 grandmothers who took part.