Memories (From Barry And District News)

Memories

50 YEARS AGO EXTRACTS from the Barry & District News of September 16, 1954: l In the singles championship final of the Barry Ladies' Bowls Club, played on the Central green on Tuesday, Mrs J Beasley defeated M Heathfield by 21 shots to 14.

The Rev D G Brinn has taken up his duties as curate at Cadoxton. Brother of Mr A S Brinn, the Barry Grammar School master, he was formerly curate at Maesteg.

The fifth list of donations to the Dr Edgar Jones Memorial Fund, bringing the total near the £2,000 mark. The fund aims at the erection of a cricket pavilion for the Barry Grammar School in memory of its late headmaster.

Cadoxton Gardeners have just finished a very successful year with their usual potato competition. From one uncut potato Percy Newton won the first prize and cup with 13.5lbs.

In address to the Barry Rotary Club on the spread of myxomatosis, on Thursday, W J Constable, agricultural education officer of the Glamorgan County Council, said the farmer of the country the rabbit - "the poor bunny" of childhood days - was just as bad as the rat.

25 YEARS AGO EXTRACTS from the Barry & District News of September 20, 1979: l Mr A L Tusler conductor of the Barry Male Voice Choir, and Flying Officer Robin Tomsett, conductor of the Central Band of the Royal Air Force, were in a concert at the Barry Memorial Hall on Friday in aid of the RAFA Wings Appeal.

Plans by the Vale council's Housing Committee to provide OAP accommodation on the open space adjoining Port Road East, Barry have been vetoed by their own planning department.

With over 1,000 enquiries having been made by Vale council tenants considering buying their properties, the authority were receiving constant complaints about delays in the processing of their applications.

There was still no sign of a solution yesterday (Wednesday) to the week-old unofficial strike at the £33m construction site at BP Chemicals' plant.

There was a bonus for a Barry man spending a week's holiday with his wife and three children at Butlin's Skegness. Dennis Collins of Fford Elin, Palmerston Road, Barry also picked up a £1,000 prize in a spot cash lottery run by Competition Management Services Company Ltd.