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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October 1925

Isle of Wight County Press:

Oct 3rd 1925:  BOROUGH OF RYDE ADVERT – Hard Tennis Courts, Eastern Esplanade Gardens. These excellent Hard Tennis Courts on the Sea Front are now available for play at the following low Winter Charges, vis:  Four Players 1/6 per hour for the Court; Two Players 1/- per hour for the Court.  Town Clerk.

Oct 3rd 1925:  LONG SERVICE – Mr. Robert FRY, school attendance officer and formerly a member of the old Borough Police Force, celebrated his 80th birthday this week, having completed 58 years of public service.  He was transferred to the county authority when the local schools were handed over by the Borough Education Committee.  He had previously served the School Board.  Mr. FRY is still a very active official and is very painstaking and thorough in the discharge of his duties, regularly cycling round the district in all weathers.

Oct 3rd 1925: TOWN HALL – The re-opening of the Ryde Town-hall, the largest and most imposing group of buildings of its kind in the Island, aroused considerable interest to the town on Tuesday, for the work of renovation, ably carried out by Messrs. Fowler and Co., at a cost of just under £3000, has been done on an artistic scale.  The hall was thrown open for public inspection on Tuesday morning.

Oct 10th 1925:  OAKFIELD CHILDREN’S TREAT – About 180 children from the Oakfield district, by the kindness of Lieut. H. A. WOODS, a member of the St. Helen’s District Council, were afforded a pleasant treat on Wednesday, when they were entertained to tea at the Drill-hall, St. John’s Wood-road.  Following the tea an enjoyable programme of games was heartily entered into, and sports were held in the adjoining field.  Each child received a present at the conclusion of the races, the younger ones a penny and their elder brothers and sisters a three-penny piece.

Oct 17th 1925:  DAY EXCURSION – On Wednesday next the Southern Railway Company are running a day excursion from all parts of the Island to London (Waterloo), at fares ranging from 10s.9d, from Ryde Pier-head to 12s.5d. from Ventnor.  This excursion will afford a splendid opportunity for visiting the Dairy Show at the Agricultural-hall.

Oct 17th 1925:  ST. MARY’S WHIST – The second whist drive in connection with the St. Mary’s (R.C.) Whist Club was held at Shapland’s Restaurant on Tuesday.  Mr. H. WOODWARD was M.C, and Mrs. GLADWYN distributed the prizes.

Oct 17th 1925:  TEMPERANCE – Under the auspices of the Branch of the National British Women’s Temperance Association, a pleasing little entertainment was carried through at Mount House-hall, George-street, on Thursday, when a silver collection was made on behalf of the Fund for re-building and under-pinning the head-quarters, on which a large deficit still remains.

Oct 17th 1925:  ART EXHIBITION – Widespread interest has been shown this week among Island art-lovers in the three-days exhibition of paintings, the work of Mrs. GILLSON-GILL, wife of the Vicar of St. John’s, Ryde, which opened at the Town-hall on Tuesday. The work of the venerable artist has been very little known in the Wight, for Mrs. GILL has only been a resident for a comparatively short period, but this show, the seventh of its kind staged by the artist, provided the presence of a versatile and brilliant worker.

Oct 17th 1925:  ORGANISTS ASSOCIATION – The quarterly meeting of the Island branch of the Hampshire Association of Organists at the Town-hall, on Saturday, provided a splendid opportunity to inspect and hear the fine organ, which had recently been renovated, and to admire the newly decorated hall.  A choice programme of organ music was contributed by various Island church organists, who were warmly thanked by Mr. C. B HAIR, chairman of the branch.

Oct 24th 1925:  BINSTEAD – A chapter of accidents (3) occurred in the village during the week, but no great harm resulted.  The steam-wagon belonging to Messrs. ROACH of Newport sustained a broken yoke. CROUCHER’s Foden lorry sunk into a ditch at the side of the road, and the Ford belonging to Mr. COOPER suffered a broken axle at the top of the hill and proceeded right to the bottom.