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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August 1962

Isle of Wight Times

Aug 9th 1962: SRN2 SERVICE – The 27-ton Westland SRN2 Hovercraft will operate a scheduled passenger service between Appley Tower and Eastney Beach, Southsea, from Monday until Friday August 17 and from Monday August 20 to Friday 24, both inclusive. There will be three return trips each day, the first leaving Appley Tower at 10 a.m. Forty-two passengers will be carried on each trip and the single fare will be 10s.

Aug 16th 1962: DECK CHAIRS – Ryde Magistrates on Monday dismissed a joint charge against five visiting youths of causing wilful damage to three deck chairs strewn over the beach, belonging to the Ryde Borough Council, to the amount of £3.15s. All the boys pleaded not guilty.

Aug 16th 1962: SCENT MACHINES – Dear Sir, I wonder whose bright idea it was to have scent machines installed in the ladies convenience in Ryde (at six pence a time). Residents and visitors alike agree, the real need is a machine for soap leaves — plus tissues — or event a good deodorant. This would prove more hygienic than all the pseudo French perfumes !

Aug 16th 1962: PEN PAL WANTED – Dear Sir, Would you please publish my name for a pen pal in the Isle of Wight. I am a 15 year old girl and would like a girl friend the same age. My hobbies include cycling, dogs, radio listening, stamp collecting and learning about other countries. Yours sincerely, Margaret THWAITES, New Zealand.

Aug 16th 1962: MONKTON MEAD – The I.W. River Board have agreed to postpone the beginning of the re-grouting of the Monkton Mead Brook tunnel, Ryde, until September 6 at the earliest, as it was considered that the kiosk and other concessions might be affected by the works.

Aug 16th 1962: MORE HOUSES – Local Government has approved the layout plans for roads and sewers for further development at Ryde’s large housing estate at Binstead. The total number of further houses proposed is 62, with one remaining site for industrial development and land for construction of new schools.

Aug 16th 1962: CEMETERY CHAPEL – The Cemeteries Committee reported to the meeting of the Borough council that they had authorised the Borough Surveyor to proceed with the redecoration of the non-conformist chapel at Ryde Cemetery.

Aug 16th 1962: JAVELINS – The danger of throwing javelins at Simeon Street Recreation Ground, Ryde, while the field was open to the general public was stressed by Miss B. M. HUTCHINGS at the meeting of the Borough Council. There had already been two serious accidents, and there could be a fatal one if adequate precautions were not taken.

Aug 23rd 1962: NEW ZEALAND – Thanks were conveyed to the Isle of Wight Times from Mrs. KING, for kindly sending a copy of their newspaper, every week since she and her husband emigrated to New Zealand 50 years ago. She then passes them onto her sister, Mrs. COOMBES, who in turn sends some copies to her nephew in North Queensland.

Aug 30th 1962: DEFORMED BABIES – Deformed thalidomide babies and other invalid children in Hampshire and Isle of Wight may be helped from funds raised by the Invalid Children’s Aid Association in a radio broadcast appeal on August 19.

Aug 30th 1962: ATHLETES – Strong teams from Ponders End (London) and Eastleigh A.C. competed against the combined IW clubs (Ryde Harriers and Meden A.C. Newport) in a youths’ and boys’ athletics meeting at Simeon-street Recreation Ground on Saturday. An exciting tussle developed between P. KNOTT (Ryde) and A. GLENISTER (Ponders End).