Isle of Wight Observer: Aug 5th 1876: THE THEATRE – During the past week the Theatre has been tolerably well patronised, the cooler evenings having tempted more people to attend. The piece played on Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings, was the “Streets of London,” which was placed upon the stage in excellent style. Aug
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Isle of Wight County Press Aug 7th 1976: A WARNING TO BATHERS – The increasing presence of sharks off the Island has brought a general warning to bathers and people using small craft to be on the look-out. A huge thresher shark, nearly 12ft long and weighing 264lb. was caught within three miles of the
Isle of Wight County Press July 3rd 1976: ANNUAL FETE – Southern Television personality Peter CLARK opened Westmont School’s annual summer fete recently. It was organised by the Parent & Teacher Association, and there were competitions and stalls. Among items for sale were bottles, clothes, books, plants and home-made cakes. The event raised the record
Isle of Wight County Press Jun 5th 1976: GRASS FIRE – Ryde fire brigade was called out twice on Monday. A fault in the automatic warning system sent firemen to the Royal IW County Hospital nurses’ home at Adelaide Place in the morning. In the afternoon they extinguished blazing grass behind Waterloo Crescent at Binstead.
Isle of Wight County Press May 1st 1976: GUARDING THEIR PROUD RECORD – Ryde Sea Cadet Corps really know the drill. Recenttly, for the third year running, they won the Central District Guard Competition at HMS Excellent, Whale Island. The 16-strong team competed with units from all over the south in drill and colours routine.
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
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