Search the archiveCurrently displaying: 10 results. Clear the searchYou've searched for:format: "Newspaper cutting" xDecade: "1980s" x Search term Filter by Subject Churches (2)Congregational Church (1)Wormit Church (1)Clubs and Organisations (2)Guides and Brownies (1)Other Children's Groups (1)Newport at War (1)World War II: Norwegians at Woodhaven (1)Railway (2)Wormit Station (2)Shops and Businesses (3)Beatt and Tait shop (1)Bee-keeping (1)Joiners (1)Filter by Area Newport (2)Wormit (8)Filter by Decade 1910s (1)1920s (3)1930s (5)1940s (6)1950s (6)1960s (6)1970s (6)1990s (3)2000s (2)Filter by Century 21st (2) Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest Newpaper Cutting - 50 Years of Beatt and Tait A newspaper article from 1984, with photographs of the staff of the shop, describing Beatt and Tait's history and anniversary celebrations. Wormit Church Golden Year News Article 1983 Wormit Church Golden Year. A news article from 1983 featuring Wormit Church celebrating 50 years since the union of Wormit's two churches, Wormit East and Wormit West. Newscutting: Wormit Station on the Move Newscutting explaining how nearly 12 years after closure in 1969 Wormit station was saved. It was bought by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society and rebuilt as a station at their working steam museum at Bo'ness Newspaper Cutting about Steele and Brodie Newspaper cutting about Steele and Brodie. Death of Sandy Rankine News Article 2008 Newspaper article from 2008 noting the death of Sandy Rankine of Woodhaven. Noted for his knowledge of the local area, Sandy was involved almost all his life with the family joinery business. After World War II Sandy helped maintain close links with the Norwegian servicemen who had been based at Woodhaven. Wormit Playgroup 1980 Newscutting showing the children of Wormit playgroup in 1980 after they were given a bottle of pennies towards their funds. The bottle had been donated by the Sandford Hotel. Congregational Church Pulpit and Pew - End of an Era A news cutting entitled Pulpit and Pew - End of an Era. It gives details of the last service to be held in the Congregational Church on 6 December 1986. Wormit Guides and Brownies 60 Years 1989 Wormit Guides and Brownies celebrate their 60th birthday in December 1989. Mrs Edith Todd, who was responsible for starting the Guides and Brownies in the Newport area in 1929, cut the 60th birthday cake at a joint meeting of the 1st and 2nd Wormit Brownies and the 1st Wormit Guides at a special reunion in ... Pledge to Maintain Norwegian Links Newspaper cutting from 2004 referring to the toppling of a tree planted by King Haakon at Woodhaven in 1944. He was visiting the Norwegian 333 Squadron based there during WWII. The article explains the Norwegian arrival at Woodhaven and their activities while there. Strong links have been maintained since their departure in 1945. Campaign to Reopen Wormit Station These newspaper cuttings refer to the 1980s campaign by the Wormit Railway Action Group, headed by John Rundle and ultimately unsuccessful, to reopen Wormit station.
