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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September 1962

Isle of Wight Times:-

Sept 6th 1962: IT’S “TIM” FOR A CHANGE – A new “Golden Voice” is being sought by the Post Office to make the recordings for TIM, the speaking clock. On this occasion the owner of the winning voice may be a man or woman. The present speaking clock has been in use since 1936.

Sept 6th 1962: CAR OVERTURNS – During a driving contest between the I.W. Car Club and Saunders Roe Car Club, around the Canoe Lake, Mr. Terry WEAVER, clerk to Bembridge Parish Council, was rounding a straw obstacle during a tricky zig-zag test in a Ford Zodiac, which he bought five days before, when the car turned over at about 20 m.p.h.

Sept 6th 1962: “AMOROUS PRAWN” – This concluded a week’s showing at the Esplanade Pavilion last evening, it broke all previous attendance records by the Barry O’BRIEN Repertory Company in Ryde. The previous record holder, “A Taste of Honey,” was staged last year.

Sept 6th 1962: W.V.S. – The Women’s Voluntary Services have moved their offices at Union-street and are now at the Royal Victoria Yacht Club in St. Thomas’s-street. Phone 2884.

Sept 13th 1962: RYDE CARNIVAL – A record entry of 120 floats and about 2,500 people either riding or on foot, made it a “really first class effort.” As usual some of the most notable entries came from the holiday camps. Warner’s Puckpool staged the largest tableaux “The Vikings,” the 30ft Viking ship, with its eye-catching orange and yellow striped sail was designed by Mr. Alf EDWARDS, the camp maintenance foreman and took about four weeks to build.

Sept 13th 1962: ITALIAN VISIT – Mr. R. J. SEXTON, County Youth Officer, is leading a party of 16 members of Ryde Youth Club on a fortnight’s visit to Italy. The party left on Friday. The visit was arranged by the County Library and Further Education Sub-Committee.

Sept 13th 1962: HIS 61ST CARNIVAL – Cheering the main procession on Thursday, as he has done for 60 previous carnivals, was 80 year old Harry HOPGOOD, a former Ryde resident now living at the Osborne Cottage Old People’s Home. He is one of the founder-members of Ryde Buccaneers, of which he is an honorary vice-president.

Sept 13th 1962: BOATMEN – The Corporation have decided not to forbid boatmen to leave their craft in the vicinity of the Esplanade Pavilion slipway during the winter, but they will tell them that boats must be removed not later than a fortnight before Whitsun each year.

Sept 20th 1962: B.B.C. COME DANCING – The Island’s only old time competition dancer, Ian STEEL, of Newport-street, Ryde, is to appear on television. He was selected to dance in the square sets and the premier two-step, in the heats for the selection of the team to represent the South of England. Ian who is 16½, is now dancing in the senior section and supported by his new partner, Miss Ellen REED, from Southampton, who is also 16½.

Sept 20th 1962: CLASSLESS SOCIETY – Engine drivers, businessmen, housewives, and clerks, in fact men and women from all walks of life whose ages range from 18 to 70, make up the 187 strong Borough of Ryde Civil Defence Corps. With an ambulance, rescue vehicle and personnel carrier, the Civil Defence in the borough is well equipped.

Sept 20th 1962: RECORD SUCCESS – Bishop Lovett School, Ryde, obtained a record number of passes in this year’s Cambridge examination. Passes were obtained in 52 per cent of all subjects taken. Five students have been transferred to the sixth form grammar schools for advance level.