Published Date:
03 April 2009
OVER 100 forlorn red telephone boxes stood in an isolated field near Buckingham before being sold to collectors or speculators looking to cash in on a huge demand for them in USA.
The boxes had been removed from sites around North Bucks, South Northants and North Oxfordshire in April 1988 by BT as part of the updating programme.
Red phone boxes first appeared back in 1936.
Under BT's modernisation programme, all except 200 of them are doomed to suffer the same fate as the pound note, fish and chips in newspaper and the BBC Home Service.
Also from the Advertiser in 1988:
...BORDER Burg or 'Teddy' for short, has been the centre of attention at Adstock Manor Stud ever since the decision was taken to enter him in the ultimate challenge for man and horse - the Grand National.
...BUCKINGHAM Lions have raised hundreds of pounds from their sponsored Canoe Trek. It took 16 Lions and guests niine and a half hours to paddle their way down the 22 mile of the River Ouse from Thornborough Mill to Olney.
...TOWCESTER'S new £1m Riverside resource centre, due to open later in the year, will be an asset for the town.
100 YEARS AGO
OFFICIAL orders issued from the headquarters of the Royal Bucks Hussars, dated March 29th, state: "No recruits, other than those already booked in Regimental Orders must be taken on without first ascertaining from headquarters whether there are any vacancies, as the regiment is now at its full establishment.
THE Wesleyan community is showing great energy in connection with home missions. Since the movement was started 25 years ago, a million and a half has been spent on central halls.
50 YEARS AGO
THE question of Buckingham and District Athletic Club joining up with Buckingham Cricket and Sports Club was raised at the Athletic Club's first AGM held in the County Secondary School on Wednesday. Members felt that there might be some advantages by an amalgamation and it was decided to refer the matter to the Committee for consideration.
THE 1,300 Cadets of the Girl Guide's Association who will be attending the Rally in London this weekend will have the honour of greeting HRH Princess Margaret on two occasions. Seventeen Cadets from Bucks will attend the Rally.
25 YEARS AGO
THE opening of the £20 million Milton Keynes General Hospital on Monday looks set to pave the way for a reduction in waiting lists at other hospitals serving the Advertiser area. The hospital has 289 beds and four main operating theatres.
BRACKLEY'S St Peter's Church Restoration Fund appeal target of £40,000 was finally reached last Friday through a simple appeal collection in the Market Place which realised a truly remarkable £1,980.
JOGGERS braved Sunday's arctic weather to show a leg at a Fools' Day Cross Country Fun Run at Marsh Gibbon, having to use detective work to sort out the real trail from a few red herrings marked out to confuse them.
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Last Updated:
03 April 2009 10:42 AM
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Location:
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