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FOOTBALL

A match was played on the Sheep Fair Ground on Saturday last between an eleven of the “Red Star” Club and J.Hendley’s team, which was productive of a very interesting game. From the kick-off it was evident that the teams were pretty evenly balanced, and so the play for sometime from the commencement was much of this give and take order. Just before changing ends, however, from a determined effort on the part of the “Star” representatives in front of their opponents’ stronghold, Snelgrove was instrumental in registering the first goal for his side, and half-time was called with the game standing thus—Red Star, 1; J.Hendley’s team, 0. On re-starting the play was again pretty even for some time, either stronghold being in turn visited; but at length Clarke sent in rather a long shot which Browne failed to stop, and matters were thus equalised. From this point up to the call of time neither side was able to score anything definite, and the game thus ended in a draw—one goal each.The feature of the play was the fine back defence of the brothers’ Hendley, who tacked and kicked in rare form; Bloxham also put in a lot of useful work. Of the half-backs Snelgrove, Page and Rodgers were the best; while in the forward divisions, H.Milborne, Matthews, Ponting and Bienvenu were seen to advantage. Both goalkeepers were fully alive to their work, and stopped a number of shots. The following were the teams:—J.Hendley’s team—Goal, H.Wear; backs, J.Hendley and W.Hendley; half-backs, W.Page, Rodgers and A.N.Other; left wing, A.E.Clarke and T.Compton; centre, J.Bienvenu; right wing, F.Matthews and F.Mason. “Red Star”—Goal, F.Browne; backs, F.Bloxham and F.Quinton; half-backs, F.Bramley, W.Snelgrove and H.Malcolm; left wing, H.Lucas and A.Milborne; centre, H.Milborne; right wing, W.Ponting and F.Colebrook. The Rev.J.C.Witton officiated as referee.

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO — 13 NOVEMBER 1914

LUDGERSHALL — SOLDIERS AND THE DRINK

By arrangement with the publicans and at the request of the Provost Marshall, no troops in Ludgershall can be served before 12 noon, or from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., and no woman can get drink after 7 p.m. Up to the present under the able direction of the police, materially aided by the license holders themselves, Ludgershall has behaved splendidly.

SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO — 17 NOVEMBER 1939

GIVEN £1 FOR 1/- — CONDUCTOR THOUGHT IT WAS A FOREIGN COIN

A young Wilts & Dorset conductor, on a bus which was making a journey in the blackout recently, was chagrined when he returned to the depot to find that someone had managed to give him what he took to be a foreign coin instead of a shilling. A number of fellow bus workers commiserated with him on his misfortune, and the conductor made valiant efforts to sell the coin for sixpence in order to cut his loss. He had no bids, however, until another bus conductor, somewhat older than his colleagues, joined the party and glanced at the coin.

“You want sixpence for it?” he said to the holder of the coin. “I’ll give you forty sixpences for it.” The coin was a golden sovereign—the first he had seen.

He reported the matter to his Company’s offices, and the owner of the sovereign can have it on application—provided he can establish that he was on the bus of which the particular conductor had charge and that he is willing to pay the shilling for which the sovereign acted as substitute.

FIFTY YEARS AGO — 13 NOVEMBER 1964

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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO — 17 NOVEMBER 1989

CRUSH THIS TROLLEY CURSE PLEA

Andover traders are seeking immediate action to overcome the menace of abandoned shopping trolleys in Bridge Street.

The problem, at its worst on Fridays and Saturdays, is caused almost exclusively by shoppers loading their purchases into taxis at the Bridge Street rank and leaving their empty trolleys behind on the pavement.

At times the situation is so bad, with trolleys blocking the pavement and left at the side of the road and in shop doorways, that pedestrians have difficulty negotiating that part of the town centre.

The general manager of The White Hart Hotel in Bridge Street said the problem had been bad for some months.

Mr Jonathan Graves-Morris said the Trust House Forte head office had written to Test Valley Borough Council but no solution had been found.

10 YEARS AGO — 12 NOVEMBER 2004

NEW DIET SCHEME GIVE PUPILS A FRUITY BOOST

Andover schoolchildren are to0 get a nutritional boost — free fruit and vegetables delivered to their classroom.

The biggest Government initiative to improve children’s diets since the launch of free school milk will see thousands of pupils in the town aged between four and six get a free piece of fruit or vegetable every day.

And one school in the area has fully embraced the five-portions-a-day scheme — children at Amport C E Primary School are already getting their fill of the healthy stuff.

Headteacher Karolyn Grave says the younger pupils have been snacking on deliveries of fresh bananas and carrots in the last couple of days.