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AS WE WERE
Snippets from local newspapers about our villages 100 years ago
Grantham Journal, October 12 1929
Castle Bytham Parish Council
At a meeting held on Friday, a letter was read from the secretary of The Stamford Inrmary Hospital
Week Committee asking the Council to cooperate with other local workers to assist the Inrmary with
funds. Owing to alterations and extensions necessary to cope with increased demands, the management
had been compelled to realise some investments, and therefore the annual income would be reduced by
around £800. He hoped that villages served by the Hospital would help them and suggested a gure of
one shilling [5p] per head of population. It was decided to appoint a Committee.
Another matter was the proposed scheme for providing a District Nurse: the Chairman said this would
cost around £60. This was discussed at length, and it was decided that the scheme should remain in
abeyance.
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Sale of Cottages
At the Three Tuns [now the Castle Inn public house] on Friday, Messrs Royce of Oakham offered for sale
by auction four freehold cottages, with gardens in front and yard, situate in the village. Mr Lewis Holt of
Castle Bytham was the purchaser for £250.
Grantham Journal, November 11th 1929
Whist and Dancing
On Wednesday evening a very successful whist drive and dance took place in the Recreation Hall to
augment the fund for the building of a billiard room on to the present Hall. About 15 tables were occupied
for the drive. For the dance, music was supplied by the Harrijons Dance Band.
[NB The billiard room was later built, and is now the kitchen to the Hall.]
Grantham Journal, November 23rd 1929
Clipsham
VISIT OF GIANT AIRSHIP. Travelling to Scotland on her 7th trial ight on Sunday, the great airship R101
passed over Clipsham at noon. Soon her beautiful form could be made out from the haze which seemed to
envelop her. After a time the soft purr of her diesel oil engines was heard and it gradually increased in
volume and attained the proportions of a roar. It was not however a loud sound, but one which could be
felt rather than heard.
It was a grand sight as the large hulk of the craft passed gracefully before the astonished villagers. Dull
grey in colour, except when a ray of sunlight ashed silver upon her tail and hull, the airship glided upon
her northward way passing along the boundary between Lincolnshire and Rutland and was seen by
observers in Castle Bytham and Stretton.
RB
EXAM PAPER Pt 2
The exam questions set out in the August edition of the Glenside News have produced a level of interest
previously unknown to the compiler of this column. One reader sent in answers to the four questions
which were published and produced my promised small donation to the village shop. However, the
answer he gave to question 4 did not seem right to another of my select but devoted readership. He and
other members of his household produced individual answers and agreed that the answer was in fact
'19.2', not 96.
RB does not enter into correspondence with his public (and remains aloof from exam questions) but
feels obliged to notify his readers of this development to shield them further sleepless nights.
The question was: 'If 5 men mow 5 acres in 5 days how many acres will 2 men mow in 8 days.'
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