Ryde Social Heritage Group research the social history of the citizens of Ryde, Isle of Wight. Documenting their lives, businesses and burial transcriptions.
RYDE SOCIAL HERITAGE GROUP
Based at Ryde Cemetery Heritage & Learning Centre. Preserving, documenting and promoting the social history of Ryde on the Isle of Wight.
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January 1909

January 1909 – 100 years ago

Isle of Wight Observer

Jan 2nd 1909: CHILDREN FED BY POLICE – With characteristic generosity the Ryde Police Force today (Friday), made an effort to relieve some of the suffering brought to the town by the recent cold weather and prevailing unemployment. Some sixty children of the poorest class, whose breadwinners were among the unemployed, were invited to an informal dinner at the Foresters Hall, where an appetizing meal of sausages, vegetables, Christmas pudding and dessert was prepared for them.

Jan 2nd 1909: CHILDREN’S TREAT – The Officers and members of the Salvation Army entertained 160 children to tea in the Army Hall in Green-street on Thursday afternoon, the money for which was subscribed by a number of charitably disposed people in the town.

Jan 2nd 1909: TOBOGGANING – The pastime of tobogganing can only be enjoyed at intervals of about a generation in the Island, yet the snow was no sooner on the ground than people were rushing down the slopes on improvised sledges of all kinds.

Jan 2nd 1909: CELEBRATION – Mr. and Mrs. Frank WHITE, of West-street, Ryde, celebrated their Golden Wedding on Christmas Day, having been married at the Congregational Church, Ryde, on December 25th 1858.

Jan 2nd 1909: POST OFFICE – The Ryde Post Office staff are to be congratulated upon the able way in which they dealt with the mails, that had been delayed in transit from various parts of the Island on Tuesday.

Jan 9th 1909: HOCKEY – Ryde Hockey Club are playing Shanklin Dolphins at Apley tomorrow (Saturday), at 2.30, and the ladies hockey team will play Seaview at Seaview.

Jan 9th 1909: BATHING POOL – At Tuesdays meeting of Ryde Town Council the following recommendation will be discussed: “Your Committee recommend that a bathing pool is desirable, and that it be left to the Public Works Committee to formulate a scheme and bring it to the Council at an early date.”

Jan 9th 1909: UNIFORMS – The Police have now received their new uniforms, which add considerably to the smartness of their appearance. The Watch Committee contemplate providing them with peaked caps instead of helmets for summer use, something after the fashion of those adopted by the Southampton Force.

Jan 9th 1909: PUCKPOOL – Several new big calibre guns of the improved pattern, have been fitted up at Puckpool Battery.

Jan 9th 1909: TERRITORIALS – An entirely new set of instruments for the Ryde Territorials Band has recently been ordered from a well-known firm.

Jan 9th 1909: DISTRIBUTION – Mr. Edward SWEETMAN of the London Hotel, on Saturday and Monday, distributed 25 gallons of soup to poor persons recommended by Mr. ABRAHAM, the local relieving officer.

Jan 16th 1909: ACCIDENT – Last Thursday evening a small lad named John COTTON, was admitted to the County Hospital suffering from injuries to the head, caused through falling from a swing-boat at the Fair in East-street.

Jan 16th 1909: THE WINDMILL AT UPTON – One of the sails of the fine old mill at Haylands was blown down on Wednesday morning, damaging the superstructure in its descent. It had been one of the principle landmarks of the Northern side of the Island. Two generations ago it was resorted to by farmers from all parts of the district, and many thousands of sacks of barley and oats did it grind and crush. As years went by there was less to crush and artificial power began to be preferred. Fortunately no one was injured, as the heavy arm fell where the vans of Mr. SHUTTE, who has this mill, usually stand to unload.