ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO — 13 MAY 1892

ANDOVER TOWN COUNCIL — CRICKET AND GARDENING

The Mayor said he had received a letter from the Bursar of Winchester College with reference to a complaint from allotment holders.

The Town Clerk read the letter, in which the Bursar said he had received a memorial from a number of occupiers of allotment gardens on the College land, in which they said, “We, being allotment holders near the Recreation Ground, are greatly annoyed and injured by the Andover Cricket Club, by their hitting the balls over the gardens, and then coming and trampling on the gardens to get the balls, whether the gardens are planted or not, which we consider to be unlawful and unjust, and we respectfully beg you to see if something cannot be done to protect us and stop this practice.” It appeared that the cricket pitch had been recently brought too near the gardens, and though he did not pretend to any personal knowledge, an eye witness had seen balls constantly hit over the boundary fence, and the gardens trampled by boys who were sent after them. He asked that the Council would enquire into the matter, and do what was in their power to protect the allotment holders against undue annoyance, which it appeared they had sustained.

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO — 11 MAY 1917

WHITCHURCH — WORKHOUSE MATTERS

As is known throughout the town the military appealed against the decision of the local tribunal in the case of Mr.C.J.Gates, workhouse master, relieving officer, etc. At Basingstoke on Thursday the Appeal Tribunal gave two months (final) exemption.—A special meeting of the Whitchurch Board of Guardians was consequently held on Monday morning, when there were present Mr.G.L.Bush (chairman), Revs.L.B.Barnett and H.W.Yorke, Messrs.A.Cole, G.Hanks, J.W.Gilbert, H.L.Lloyd, E.J.Batten, A.H.White, J.Atkins, T.G.Hide, and the clerk, Mr.H.Grinham. After discussion it was resolved that an appeal against the County Tribunal’s decision be made to the Central Tribunal and that in the meantime steps should be taken to advertise for applications for the appointments as master and matron at a salary of £40 and £30 respectively; also for a relieving officer, vaccination officer, infant life protector officer, and collector to the Guardians at the following salaries: Relieving officer £100, vaccination officer £15, infant life officer £5, and collector on commission. The candidates to be ineligible for the army and the appointments to be only temporary during the absence of Mr.Gates, whose offices it was decided to keep open. Seven voted in favour of taking the case to London: Rev.Barnett, Messrs.Batten, Atkins, White, Cole, Hanks and Lloyd. One voted against: Rev.Yorke; while Messrs.Hide and Gilbert did not vote.

SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO — 15 MAY 1942

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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO — 15 MAY 1992

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — CASE FOR OBJECTION

An ‘Andover Advertiser’ reader (full name and address supplied) writes:

Although we are losing a High Street branch of Halfords, we are getting a superstore.

But guess what is planning into the now defunct shop unit? Yes another building society!

Can I urge all Andover Town’s people to object formally to the planning office post haste to stop yet another amenity being swallowed.

Andoverians may remember when Andover had 12,000 inhabitants. It was a nice quiet market town. In fact it only had two department stores and a Plummers, these being the two main shopping streets, three cinemas and at least two dance halls.

But now with a population of about 35,000 people, what have we got? Flicks Nightclub, I believe two snooker halls and a closed greenhouse smelling of cigarette smoke and hot pies.

Oh! and I forgot, many, many, many building societies. Ladies and gentlemen, I rest my case.