Home 1870

1870

Don and Dearne Area Youth Badminton Finals

November 1957
South Yorkshire Times, November 9, 1957 Brian Saunders, of Wombwell shows other competitors in the Don and Dearne area youth badminton finals at Mexborough Drill...

Wombwell and District Bowls League

November 1957
South Yorkshire Times, November 9, 1957 Members of Wombwell and District Bowls League pose for a photograph at their annual tea and meeting at the...

Obituary – Mr. Tom Rodwell – Wombwell Pitman Who Became Director

December 1957
South Yorkshire Times December 10, 1957 Obituary Mr. Tom Rodwell  Wombwell Pitman Who Became Director A man who spent the greater part off his early life in...

Cortonwood Colliery Veteran’s Christmas Party

December 1957
South Yorkshire Times, December 21, 1957 Coun. Joe Rose, Branch Secretary, welcomes veterans of Cortonwood Colliery to their Christmas party held on Saturday in Brampton...

Rotarian Annual Ball

December 1957
South Yorkshire Times, December 7, 1957 Rotarian Bernard Bancroft, Wombwell Rotary Club, presents Mrs. J Jow, wife of Wombwell Rotary Club President, with a bouquet...

Wombwell Girls’ Modern School Students Christmas Cakes

December 1957
South Yorkshire Times, December 14, 1957 Pauline Hirst, Pat Avill, Anne Littlewood and Sylvia Platts, students at Wombwell Girls' Modern School, pictured on Tuesday with...

Cortonwood Colliery Boys’ Club Boxing

December 1957
South Yorkshire Times, December 10, 1957 Members of Cortonwood Colliery boys' club watching Eric Sanderson, runner-up in the, all-England Association of Boys' Clubs' Boxing Championship,...

Well-Known Wombwellian – Leaving Kilnhurst for Aughton

January 1958
outh Yorkshire Times, January 11, 1958 Well-Known Wombwellian Leaving Kilnhurst for Aughton Mr. Gordon Leake (32), a well known Wombwellian and for the past 21 years landlord...

Young People’s Fellowship New Year Party

January 1958
South Yorkshire Times January 18, 1958 The Vicar, the Reverend Wilfred Hudson, hands out refreshments to members of the Young People's Fellowship at their New...

Driver’s Escape when Lorry Fell in Canal at Wath

February 1958
South Yorkshire Times February 8, 1958 Driver's Escape when Lorry Fell in Canal at Wath The driver of a five-ton lorry had a narrow escape from...