Bygones: What was making the news in the Newark Advertiser in 1997, 1972 and 1922
The Advertiser has again opened its archives to see what was making the news 25, 50 and 100 years ago.
It includes an appearance on the hit television show Blind Date and activities at Sconce Hills High School to mark political leaders meeting for Earth Summit Two.
While 100 years ago there were celebrations in Newark Market Place for the Sunday School Union Festival.
25 years ago: June 27, 1997
ABOVE: Pupils at Sconce Hills High School, Newark, were involved in a week of environmental action as Tony Blair and 60 other heads of government gathered in New York for Earth Summit Two.
To coincide with the gathering, Newark MP Fiona Jones spoke to pupils about environmental and energy issues on the political agenda.
Activities included exercises on a recycling theme and pupils Nathan Cumberland and Sophie Hancock are pictured playing instruments made from cans and copper piping.
Residents who are fed up of waiting for traffic calming measures to be introduced on their road say they are now prepared to take action of their own.
People living on Devon Road, Newark, are waiting to hear if Nottinghamshire County Council is prepared to do anything before they take to the streets.
They are threatening to form a human blockade to stop all traffic using the road. They decided to take action after young children playing in the area were hurt.
Developers want to demolish all of Newark’s 19th Century hospital because it would cost too much to convert.
They had already asked for permission to demolish the back of the hospital but now it has been found that the original building is in such a bad state they want to knock that down too.
A young Southwell beautician is hoping to meet the man of her dreams when she appears on ITV’s top-rated show Blind Date.
Miss Victoria Straw, 23, of Burgage Lane, is one of those chosen for the new series from more than 65,000 applicants.
She is now looking forward to meeting the show’s host, Cilla Black.
50 years ago: July 1, 1972
ABOVE: The golf trolleys in the front of this picture look rather like wheeled vacuum cleaners but these cheerful members of Newark Golf Club’s ladies’ section forsook their carpets for the greens of the golf course.
They took part in the annual ladies’ captains day in which the captain provides the prizes and refreshments.
Trent river water will be clean enough to drink in two or three years.
It is already within striking distance of the standard recommended by the World Health Organisation for raw river water that can be used for drinking water.
Now millions of pounds are to be spent in an effort to clean it still more.
Work is advanced in replacing the roundabout at Lincoln Road, Newark, with traffic lights.
The roundabout has already been removed and contractors are making preparations to install the lights.
The ‘house full’ sign has been put outside Studios 1, 2, 3 and 4 every evening during the first full week since the cinema centre opened in Middlegate, Newark.
About 40 members of Southwell Dragnet Coffee Bar — a youth club which operates at an old school on Nottingham Road — all spent the day at Mablethorpe.
An all-day concert in Newark Market Place is the highlight of a weekend of activity by Newark Town Band to raise funds for a trip to London to compete in the National Brass Band Championships.
The band hopes to raise £200 to meet the expenses of travel and two nights in London.
100 years ago: June 28, 1922
It was a dull drab sky, an expanse of heavy clouds piling one upon the other, for the annual festivities of the Newark Sunday School Union Festival, but the rain held off until later in the evening.
As the schools trooped into the Market Place, there were so many beautiful features of the decorations, so many excellent contrived devices, and so many charming wagons that the spectator was puzzled in which direction to test his eyes.
Farm labourer James Wright was brought before the Borough Police Court charged with wandering abroad with no viable means of subsistence and no lodging in the open in Northgate, Newark.
He pleaded guilty. The case was dismissed, prisoner being ordered to leave town.
Considerable interest has been created among local anglers by the capture of a fine eel, taken by the Cromwell Ballast Hole, the private water of Mr C. Jackson, Norwell.
It is 37½ins in length with a girth circumference of 8ins.
Congratulations due to Mr H. Deacon, Norwell, on landing such a fine specimen.
It is gratifying to record the continued success of a local industry, Castle Food Factory.
Another new 40 gallon pan has had to be installed to cope with increasing trade.
The capacity of the factory is now one ton of fruit per day.
It is interesting to note that strawberries picked in the neighbourhood of Newark on Wednesday were delivered at the factory and made into whole fruit jam, and on Friday the product was on sale in shops in the town.
