21st May 1926 - Bowls

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Bowls

The Buntingford Bowls Club journeyed to Sawbridgeworth on Thursday, May 13th, for the first match of the season, when a good game resulted in a victory for the home team.

The game was stopped twice owing to hailstorms.

The following were the scores:

Rink 2

Buntingford

E.R. Brett, J.Pateman, H.E. Birkett, F.W. Butler - 13

Sawbridgeworth

A. Fish, A. Hart, J. Fish, F. Barnes - 20

Ring 3

Buntingford

J. Lawrence, F.B. Sharp, E.J. Totman, W.J. May - 20.

Sawbridgeworth

A. Morris, W.A. Hardie, S.W. Parfett, S.R. Garnett - 22.

Buntingford - 33, Sawbridgeworth - 42.

21st May 1926 - For Sale

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For Sale

Envelopes for 1 and a half pence per packet. "Gazette" Office, Buntingford.

Water glass - Egg preservative. 1lbs. at 5d., 2lbs at 8 and a half pence, 4lbs at 1/2. E.P. Borsberry, Ironmonger, Buntingford.

Runner bean (colossal). A monster bean and a great cropper; very robust growth; beans in big clusters, often 18ins in length; the best bean in cultivation. 1/- per pint. H.A. Thody, Florist, Buntingford.

Lady's cycle, in going order, 15/-; Large kitchen dining table, 22/6; Oak bedroom suite, bevelled mirrors, £9; Clothes horses, 4-fold, 2/9 each; Hand sewing machine, in working order, with case, 13/-; 22 inch Mangle, in good condition, 52/6. J. Marvill, Market Hill, Buntingford.

14th May 1926 - Correspondence

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Correspondence

We have received the following letter from Mr G. Scarborough Taylor, who has been acting as Transport Officer to the Buntingford district on behalf of the Ministry of Transport Committee for Hertfordshire:

To the Editor, Buntingford Gazette.

Dear Sir,

I trust you will permit me to thank the following for their very ready and willing assistance they gave in help me carry out duties in connection with haulage of food supplies during the recent strike:

Mr Bayman, of Forrest Stores, who obtained food supplies from Bishops Stortford on behalf of the district, and for seeing the various grocers so as to ensure no shortage;

Messrs F.W. Butler, S.G. Lees, B. Kennedy and H. Feasey, for their time and use of motor cycles and bicycles in going round the district;

Mr Frank Fraser and Mrs Scarborough Taylor for their clerical assistance and tabulating records of food supplies;

and last, but certainly not least, to Mr B.E. Thody for the almost continual and numerous ways he has readily assisted.

Yours faithfully,

G. Scarborough Taylor

Buntingford, May 13th, 1926.

14th May 1926 - The Great Strike - And After

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The Great Strike - And After

How Buntingford Fared

At Buntingford

A word remains to be said of the strike as it affected Buntingford and the district.

In a neighbourhood such as this its outward signs were almost imperceptible. No trains were running; the purchase of coal, save in minute quantities, was prohibited and still is; an unusual number of lorries, many of them, apparently, dating from periods of immense antiquity, rumbled and thundered through the street; special constables were busily enrolled; our ordinary newspapers failed to arrive; and our letters were uncertain.

But, generally speaking, the ordinary life of the community was scarcely touched. Had the strike lasted longer some inconveniences might have become more noticeable. In the background, however, preparations had been made to meet any difficulties likely to arise. The regulation and supply of food, for example, had been adequately considered. The Rural District Council, acting under the authority of the Ministry of Health, had resolved itself into an Emergency Committee, and a complete review of food stocks throughout the district had been made. These were amply sufficient for some time to come, and immediate renewal in most commodities was not a pressing problem; but the Committee was fully prepared to deal promptly with any shortages which might have arisen.

Since the strike has been called off no meeting of the Emergency Committee has taken place; but we are empowered by the Rural District Council to state that they are sincerely appreciative of the help which has been afforded them by volunteers who have compiled data and given generous assistance in clerical and other work.

In addition they owe a debt of gratitude to a committee of traders for their ready response to requests for information and advice. The officers of the Council have moreover admirably carried through the duties which fell to them during this crisis.

To one and all the Council tender their sincere thanks.