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May 1965

Isle of Wight Times:-

May 13th 1965: DELAYS – The Army exercise that went wrong. The Royal Engineers, Southampton, had been given permission to practice landing and taking vehicles off at Fishbourne terminal with a tank landing craft. At about 10.30 a.m. they got stuck in the mud on a falling tide, completely blocking the approach to the birth, as a result the incoming ferry from Portsmouth didn’t get in.

May 13th 1965: FACE-LIFT – A three-year plan “to brighten Ryde,” was discussed at a public meeting at the Town Hall. First phase of the plan is for the redecoration of shop premises and the improvement of street signs on a section of Ryde High-street.

May 13th 1965: AMALGAMATION – Hope that two Ryde Churches, St. Thomas’s and St. James’, would soon be amalgamated was voiced by the Mayor of Ryde, Ald. William RAMAGE, at the Town Hall, when he welcomed representatives to the Portsmouth Diocesan Conference.

May 13th 1965: GREETED – First to congratulate Miss SCOVELL after her wedding at St. Mary’s R.C. Church, Ryde, on Saturday, was her toy poodle, “Kim.” At the doors of the church he ran up with a joyful yelp and a wagging tail.

May 13th 1965: ROARING SUCCESS – Is it a tourist attraction or a noisy nuisance? Will it bring people to the town or drive them away with hands clapped over their ears? Should it be allowed to operate free of any charge from the corporation? In connection with the Hovercraft passenger service due to run between Ryde and Gosport this summer, the council hovered in a state of indecision.

May 13th 1965: WELCOME – Lassie—or dogs of any name—can come home with tenants moving into new council flats in the Ryde area. It had been agreed to lift the “No Pets” ban providing that the pets involved do not annoy or inconvenience neighbours and are not prejudicial to health.

May 13th 1965: FORTS – It has been suggested that for purposes of administration, Portsmouth City Council should be responsible for the Spits and Horse Sand forts, and I.W. County Council and Ryde Borough Council responsible for those nearest the Island—No Man’s Land and St. Helens forts.

May 20th 1965: HELIPORT – Ryde Esplanade will not after all, have a heliport site, as envisaged in the Town Map. Instead, it is intended to modify the map so that part of the old Ryde Airport land can be reserved for a civil airport and helicopter landing ground.

May 20th 1965: FIRST BRIDE – The first bride to be married at the old Park Road Baptist Church, Ryde, (now a furniture depository), Mrs. Ada BONE celebrated her 100th birthday on Saturday. Visitors to her home included the Mayor and Mayoress, and relatives from the London area.

May 27th 1965: MARATHON OFFICIALS – This year they were unable to use the Esplanade Pavilion, instead officials crammed into the bandstand, but despite the sardines-without-oil atmosphere, they managed, as usual, to provide results within a short time of the race finishing, fully typed out showing runners’ names, clubs, times, and other information.

May 27th 1965: ANGLING – A few small bream have put in an appearance off Ryde, but many anglers fear that the removal of the sea defence boom at Seaview, largely completed now, will affect bream fishing this year. Formerly the boom attracted large numbers of these sporting fish.

May 27th 1965: FIREMEN – A five-men fire fighting team from Ryde Pier Head won the British Rail Southern regional fire-fighting competition at the Surrey County Fire Brigade Headquarters. This was the third time the Pier Head team had won the competition, previously 1960 and 1961.

May 27th 1965: COLLECTIONS – Recent house-to-house collections in aid of the N.S.P.C.C. in the Ryde, Seaview, St. Helens, and Havenstreet district, realised £150.16s.2d.