COMPILED BY DEREK KANE

ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO — 4 AUGUST 1893

CAMP MEETING

The Primitive Methodist Society held their annual camp meeting on Sunday. The friends met at the chapel at 9.30, where, after a short prayer meeting, a procession was formed, which paraded East Street, Newbury Street, , and Chantry Street to the Town Hall. Here a sermon was preached by the Rev.G.Hunter, and the procession then went through the Market Place, London Street and Eastfield Road to the Acre, where earnest sermons were preached by Messrs.E.Hunt, of Kingsomborne [sic], and A.Baker, of Wherwell. In the afternoon the procession started from the bottom of New Street, and on reaching the Acre they found their numbers greatly augmented. The preaching was taken up by Messrs.C.Dudman, of Ludgershall; S.Andrews, of Leckford; and W.Needle, of Longstock. A collection was taken for the Cottage Hospital, which amounted to £1 10s. After tea a sermon was preached in South Street by Mr.E.Hunt, and the day's services were concluded with a love feast in the chapel.

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO — 2 AUGUST 1918

THE PREMIER'S "NOBBY" IDEA

The Prime Minister will address an important message to the British people on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the declaration of war. As the anniversary falls on a Sunday, the message will be delivered on Monday, August 5, and a novel method of publication is being arranged by the National War Aims Committee, in cooperation with the proprietors of places of public entertainment. The message will be despatched in a sealed envelope to the proprietor of every theatre, music hall, concert hall, and picture house in the country, and the idea is that at 9 o'clock in the evening the seal of the envelope will be broken publicly on the stage and the message read to the assembled audience. It is estimated that in this way the message will be delivered simultaneously to two millions and a half of people. The Mayor (Councillor R.T.Moore) will probably read the message at the Andover Picture Hall.

SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO — 6 AUGUST 1943

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FIFTY YEARS AGO — 2 AUGUST 1968

NOTICE

Rate rebates.

Can you claim a REBATE for the next half year rate period 1 OCTOBER, 1968—31 MARCH,1969?

From 1 October, 1968, the upper limit of income for maximum rate relief becomes £234 for a SINGLE person and £286 for a MARRIED couple without children.

The INCOME received is for the period 1 JANUARY, 1968 to 30 JUNE, 1968.

Income allowance is also increased to £52 for each dependent child, i.e. the sum of £52 can be added to either £234 or £286 for each child, to give income limit.

For details apply to the Borough Treasurer, "Beech Hurst," Weyhill Road, Andover.

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO — 6 AUGUST 1993

ANDOVER ADVERTISER COMMENT

This week we mourn the passing of one of our longest serving village correspondents, Ken Young.

For more than 45 years Ken recorded village life as it really is — millions of words that unveiled the cut and thrust of local politics and the triumphs and adversity that is our traditional rural way of life.

We shall all grieve over the loss of such a dedicated and enthusiastic supporter and recorder of rural life.

And it brings home the debt we all owe to the small army of village correspondents who, regularly and diligently, provide the grass roots news of life in our local communities.

For the Andover Advertiser, as for countless provincial newspapers across the country, the reports of meetings and events, snippets of information and details of what's on are indispensable in our role as an integral part of the community.

Alongside the major news stories the columns filled by these dedicated contributors are the life-blood of our newspaper — long may they continue. Joe Scicluna, Deputy Editor.

TEN YEARS AGO — 1 AUGUST 2008

HUGE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN ANDOVER

Britain's biggest housebuilding company has cast a massive vote of confidence in Andover – announcing it will press ahead with the 2,500 home, East Anton development despite the credit crunch.

Building work should start in the early autumn, says Taylor Wimpey.

The company is the lead developer on the 2,500 home estate. Last week it staged an exhibition of its latest plans for the first 368 homes and the highway changes required.

Borough council leader Ian Carr, said: "This is really good news and shows this is a growing town worth investing in and keen to develop along the lines set out in the Andover Vision."