Back to Past Picture 1974
Published Date:
03 October 2008
A SPRAT to catch a monster pike?
For this, surprisingly enough, was the bait which lured a 18lb 4oz specimen at Hyde Lane, Buckingham in October 1974.
Its captor was John Reeves, of Whitchurch, who was fishing in the match for the De Angeli Pike Cup.
The fish not only won John the Cup, but also broke the previous record by 3lbs.
Also in 1974:
...IT was standing room only in Buckingham Town Hall on Monday when Mr William Whitelaw, chairman of the Conservative Party, supported Buckingham MP and Conservative candidate Mr Bill Benyon.
...FOR four Magdalen College School, Brackley, pupils Tuesday, October 1, must have been one of the most exciting, and in some ways frightening, days of their lives. The four - David Seaman, Alison de Verteuil, Marni Burfitt and Michael Ipgrave - represented the school on the radio quiz game Top of the Form which was recorded by the BBC in the school's Waynflete Hall.
...ARCHAEOLOGISTS in Towcester have dug up some interesting finds about life in Towcester about 1,600 years ago.
100 YEARS AGO
THE Curfew Bell commenced its note in the tower of Buckingham Parish Church on Tuesday morning, and it will be continued at six in the morning and eight at night, as usual, till next Lady-day.
A NEW clock case was put in the tower of Shenley Church when the bells were re-hung, and on Saturday evening a social was held in the Reading Room, the proceeds of which came to a little over £1, which goes towards the cost of the clock case.
50 YEARS AGO
FOR the past two weeks, workmen have been busy demolishing the Vicarage at Gawcott. The work is being carried out by order of the Bishop and the Board of Dilapidations.
THERE could have been few more attractive scenes within a wide area of Buckingham on Saturday, than at Tusmore Park, near Bicester, where the Bicester and Warden Hill Hunt held their Annual Horse Show. Kindly loaned for the occasion by Lord Bicester, this magnificent Park, provided the perfect natural setting for the event.
CIVIL Defence Day in Winslow on Wednesday, October 8, 1958. See the film shows and inspect the vehicles which will be on display in the Market Square.
25 YEARS AGO
BRACKLEY and District Band retained the Heart of England Newspapers' Challenge Cup for the third year running at Leamington Spa on Sunday - beating seven other bands. The band are now optimistic about their chances of success at the National Finals in London's Royal Albert Hall on October 9.
BEDKNOBS and Broomsticks star David Tomlinson will be playing the role of questionmaster for the junior section of Thames Valley Police Highway Code Quiz to be held on October 17 and 18 in Buckingham County Secondary School.
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03 October 2008 9:50 AM
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