Bygones: What was making the news in the Newark Advertiser in 1997, 1972 and 1922
The Advertiser has again delved into its archives to see what was making the news 25, 50 and 100 years ago.
In 1997, colourful balloons were released to mark the tenth anniversary of the Rainbow Guides and a group of Grove School pupils were taking part in a live television debate.
Fifty years ago, there was Newark's first ever ladies' football match, part of Balderton Expo 72.
25 years ago:May 9, 1997
Above: Balloons in every colour of the rainbow were released in Newark to mark the tenth anniversary of Rainbow Guides.
Nearly 100 girls, aged five to seven, from the seven units in the Newark district joined the celebration, based on a Noah’s Ark theme in Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School.
Two days of ideal weather brought the crowds to the 115th Nottinghamshire County Show.
A total of 64,302 visitors passed through the gates — the third highest figure on record.
St John Ambulance treated 32 people for sun-related problems on Friday and 70 on Saturday.
A group of Balderton sixth formers took part in a live television debate after speaking out against a national newspaper article.
Written by former Benny Hill girl Cheri Gilham, the Fluffy Manifesto, published by the Daily Mail, insisted women should flutter their eyelashes plus flirt and giggle to get on in the world.
Marny Hunt, Lindsey Cooper, Michelle Broomfield and Laura Dunn were so angered they wrote a response and, as a result, were asked to appear on Central Weekend Live.
It’s not all doom and gloom for Notts County this season.
While the football club was facing up to relegation, a team from its Football In The Community initiative won the Muskham Pram Race.
Race leader Graham Moran said: “It’s the only piece of silverware the club has collected all season.”
The Butta-Batu Samba Band added to the carnival atmosphere with the sounds of samba, and the Voices Of The World Disco carried on the party atmosphere into the evening.
50 years ago: May 13, 1972
Above: The feminine high kick that made the can-can the naughtiest thing of the nineties is being revived by sporting women of the Newark area for the first all-girl soccer match at the Grove Sports Centre, Balderton.
They are all smiles now, but Carol Cooper, of Balderton (left) and Dany Graham, of Newark, will be on opposing sides when they meet for the match — one of a ten-day series of events at the centre being run as part of Balderton Expo ‘72.
So many people are buying their own homes that, if the trend continues, Southwell RDC may in eight to ten years find itself with three-bedroomed houses nobody wants to rent.
It was recommended the council continue selling three-bedroomed houses to sitting tenants on condition these were not sold for profit with five years, and to use the money to build bungalows and flats for old age pensioners.
A jinx plagued their production of Young At Heart from the start, but drama students at Newark Technical College vowed that their show had to go on.
The most serious was when the fire officer ruled an extension to the stage was unsafe and it had to be strengthened at the last minute.
Then an outbreak of German measles hit the cast.
The cast also had to work in the dark during the miners’ strike.
A parrot called Peter has taught a patient at Balderton Hospital to speak.
The patient is one of 40 severely handicapped men in a ward where Peter has been a pet for 18 months.
100 years ago: May 10, 1922
Unusual allegations were made at Newark County Police Court, where a couple were summoned for neglecting their 15-years-old servant.
On April 2 she went home in a very dirty state and her clothing was insufficient.
She said she had to get up at five to clean the fireplace, make the fire and get breakfast. She also had to feed four calves, clean milk cans, clean her bedroom and the wife’s bedroom, sweep the yard, clean the stable and cow hovels, cook the potatoes, wash the pots, and sweep the floor again. She never finished work before 8.30pm.
On the day she ran away the potatoes were spoilt and she was hit with a stick.
They were fined three guineas with costs.
Mysterious circumstances surround the disappearance of a motor car belonging to Mr Ralph Nicholson, of Appletongate, Newark.
Four large screws securing the lock to the shed in which the car — an 8hp Rover — was housed had been removed from the inside.
The only conclusion to be found is that those responsible were secreted in the building the last time it was opened.
There is no clue.
The local Labour Party had a full programme for their May Day or Labour Day celebrations, which were favoured by the first glimpses of summer.
A procession was formed in the Market Place and, headed by a band, proceeded to the Free Christian Church.
In the evening, the venue was Cupit’s Paddock, where followers listened to speeches.
