Published Date:
13 March 2009
FIFTY weary but happy travellers returned to Brackley at the beginning of March, 1976, after a hectic five days in Montabaur, Brackley's German twintown.
The party made up of people of all ages from Brackley and the surrounding villages, went out to further friendships already made in Montabaur and experience the delights of a German carnival.
The carnival in Montabaur in 1976 took on an international flavour as some members of the English party donned Robin Hood outfits and joined in the procession.
In the procession, Rev Alan Deboo, Curate of Brackley, was dressed as an English policeman, followed by Shirley Kennard dressed as Maid Marion, Nick Brand as Robin Hood, Brian Cable as Friar Tuck, Mike Held as the Sherriff of Nottingham, Pete Smith as the Sherriff's fool, and the Merry Men.
The carnival procession stretched for some one and a half miles and paraded for three miles through the streets of Montabaur.
Also from the Advertiser in 1976:
...ALL the profits from this year's August bank holiday show at Winslow will be devoted to buying something for Winslow Public Hall.
...EMERGENCY only, 40-hour week working is reported to have already been adopted in some hospitals under the jurisdiction of the Oxford Regional Health Authority because agreements regarding new contracts have not been honoured.
...THE shock resignation of Prime Minister Harold Wilson has brought a demand for a general election as soon as possible from Mr Bill Benyon, Conservative MP for the Buckingham Division.
100 YEARS AGO
THE members of the Buckingham Medical Agency of the Hearts of Oak Benefit Society will hold their annual dinner at the Grand Junction next Tuesday night, when his worship the Mayor, E H Lawrence Esq. will occupy the chair.
WE are officially informed that an excellent entry has been obtained for the Grafton Point to Point Races, which take place between Brackley and Helmdon on Friday, March 19. The military events, two in number, have also filled well, and in addition to the above there will be an Inter-Varsity Race between teams of five representing Oxford and Cambridge Universities.
A LABOURER from Brill was charged with unlawfully and wilfully doing damage and injury by breaking six earthenware cups, six saucers, two plates, and one teapot, value 6s, the property of his father. The father and mother stated that the defendant was 19 years of age and would not try to get work. On being told that he would have to do so, he picked up an axe and smashed the articles on the table. He was committed to Oxford gaol for one month's hard labour.
50 YEARS AGO
THE most intriguing news story of the past few days is the announcement that spying is to get its own Public Relations Officer. He will be at the Foreign Office, and is expected to be kept busy by film producers, authors and press men.
TO compensate for the Football Club's heavy defeat (Marston United 11, Finmere 1), the King's Head, Finmere dart club finished their Bicester & District league in grand style, beating the Highfield Social Club by 8 games to 0.
DURING the period April 1st, 1945, and December 31st, 1958, Buckingham Borough Council built 238 houses, with 12 more still under construction. 67 houses were built privately and five were still under construction.These details are given in the Ministry of Housing and Local Government Housing Return for England and Wales at December 31st, 1958.
25 YEARS AGO
BRACKLEY firemen will be getting their old fire engine back on Tuesday -eight months after it was almost written off in a crash on the Radstone to Helmdon Road. The appliance has been completely rebuilt and modernised, so much so that it is hardly recognisable as the same machine.
AFTER the ravage of Dutch Elm disease, Northamptonshire's tree stock is now being seriously threatened by another scourge - a dieback condition affecting hedgerow ash. The disease causes disfigurement and death and is now said to have affected 40 per cent of the county's mature ash trees, including a considerable number in South Northamptonshire.
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Last Updated:
13 March 2009 10:29 AM
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