Isle of Wight County Press Apr 3rd 1976: “HOE DOWN” – Ryde Area Youth Forum organised a “Hoe-Down” — an evening of folk song and dance at the Ryde Youth Centre, recently. The forum occasionally organise events that bring various local youth organisations together, and the folk evening was no exception, with members of various
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Isle of Wight County Press Mar 6th 1976: DRIVERS NEEDED – An appeal from the WRVS meals on wheels delivery service, says this service is now becoming extremely precarious due to the lack of “stand by” drivers with their own cars to be called upon when necessary. This service is one that deals with the
Isle of Wight County Press: Feb 7th 1976: CUT-PRICE MARKET – Will the proposed hypermarket at the Ryde Airport site be good for Island traders, or will cut-price mainland concerns move in beneath the manic roof and offer deals which small business cannot match? This was the question raised at a meeting of the Business
Isle of Wight County Press: Jan 3rd 1976: HARD PRACTICE – Formed less than two months ago, the junior section of Ryde Concert Band delighted patients at St. Mary’s Hospital, Newport, recently by playing carols in the geriatric wards. The children’s ages range between nine and 14 and they practised extremely hard to be able
Isle of Wight County Press: Dec 6th 1975: SQUASH COURT – Members of Medina Borough Council Amenities Committee have decided not to proceed with a plan for a squash court at Puckpool Park, Ryde. Mr. CAMPBELL, amenities officer, said a London firm had told him that prices for a court started at £7,000. Members felt
Isle of Wight County Press: Nov 1st 1975: JAZZMEN AID FUND – About £220 was raised for Ryde and District Round Table’s Charity Fund when the Tablers presented Kenny BALL and his Jazzmen and the Ponda-Rosa Four at the Ponda-Rosa, Ashey on Thursday week. It was the fourth successive year that Kenny BALL had taken
Isle of Wight County Press: Oct 4th 1975: NURSERY CLASS – The first purpose-built nursery class unit in the Island opened its doors to 20 children on Monday at Ryde St. John’s County Primary School, the 40-space unit, which can accommodate 80 children each day, has cost about £21,500. By next Wednesday a total of
Isle of Wight County Press: Sept 6th 1975: STYLISH RYDE – Ryde’s carnival week ended in great style and a splash of colour with a record-breaking illuminated procession on Saturday. Crowds thronged the streets for the last carnival event of the year. There were threatening clouds in the afternoon, which brought back memories of last
Isle of Wight County Press: Aug 2nd 1975: RETIREMENT – Miss Gwendoline Mary BARLOW, senior mistress at Bishop Lovett Middle School, Ryde, retired last week after a teaching career extending over 40 years, the last 21 at Bishop Lovett. Miss BARLOW is keenly interested in drama and the arts. She is extremely popular at Bishop
Isle of Wight County Press: July 5th 1975: ROTARY SERVICE AWARD – The Ryde Rotary Club Vocational Award—a cheque for £20—was presented at a function at the Prince Consort, Ryde, to a porter at the Royal IW County Hospital, Ryde, Mr. William ALLAN, of 20 Millward Road, Ryde. This was the third year the award