Samuel (Sam) Guttridge was music teacher and organist at St Thomas' Church for some 30 years from the 1920s until the 1950s. He lived in Kilnburn. Here we have a leaflet giving details of his arrangements for music lessons both in Dundee and Newport.
Programme for the Newport Operatic Society's performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's Patience in 1927. The show ran for four nights in the Blyth Hall in March.
Two programmes from the Newport Choral Society in 1896 and 1909. They held rather grand events in the Blyth Hall at which evening dress was encouraged! Their ambitious shows and concerts earned them glowing reports in the press. Sadly, the departure of many of the male singers on the outbreak of World War I led ...
Newport Maternity Services 1941.
Programme for Newport Musical Society's production of The Legend of St Yvonne on 10th and 11th December 1926 in the Blyth Hall. The programme was signed by several of the members. Sam Guttridge was organist for the production, and head of a well known musical family in Newport. There are also signatures from three members ...
These are the school memories of Dennis Millar who attended Newport School between 1945 and 1951. Dennis emigrated to Australia and these are his schooldays as he remembers.
A leaflet summarising the tasks and achievements of Norwegian 333 squadron while based at Woodhaven during World WarII.
The Road Bridge opened on Thursday 18 August 1966 and a Gala Day was arranged in celebration on Saturday 20 August. The Gala Day was held in the grounds of Tayfield and featured a fancy dress parade, a beauty competition and all the usual fun of the fair.
Programme for TNT's production of The Wizard of Oz, September 1995
Programme from Congregational Church Drama Group for the play 'Charity Begins.....' in March 1949. The Congregational Drama Group would eventually become the highly talented and enormously popular Blythe Players.
Receipt from James Jack plumber dated 1957. James Jack's business operated from 1880s, first on the High Street, then with a work-shop on Union Street and a showroom on Tay Street.
Details of refurbishment and renewal of Blyth Hall flagpole in 2000.
Programme of Round Table's fortnightly meetings for 1970-1971.
Sandford Country House Hotel reminders - hotel brochure 1999, tarriff card from 1966 and Christmas menu from 1998.
St Mary's Church Bazaar. This was the leaflet for a fund-raising Bazaar to be held in the Blyth Hall on 4 November 1892 - 5 November 1892. The church hoped to raise money in order to build a parsonage.
Information leaflet giving details of the interior of St Mary's Church and the church history.
St Thomas' Church Centenary 1870 - 1970. Order of service leaflet for the service of Thanksgiving and Rededication. 15 November 1870. Social evening held 19 November 1970 in Blyth Hall.
Order of Service for the funeral in St Thomas' Church of Miss Fraser, sister and house-keeper to Rev Thomas Fraser for over forty years. 13 July 1911.
Order of Service leaflet for the induction of Rev Robert Howieson 26 April 1951.
A leaflet giving details of the planning, installation and use of the fine 'Father' Willis Organ in St Thomas' Church.
Advertisement for sheds and poultry houses made by Steele and Brodie. In the inter-war years the company branched out into offering other joinery work. However from the 1930s bee-keeping as a hobby grew in popularity and the company concentrated on their bee-keeping supplies. During World War II and the immediate post-war years there was a ...
Tayport Amateur Musical Society was founded in Tayport in 1949 but was soon equally associated with Newport as they performed their shows in the Blyth Hall. This photograph shows their 50th anniversary souvenir programme from their show Oklahoma in 1999.
A leaflet produced in 1974 by John and Bride Berry for visitors following a guided walk in Tayfield grounds.