Title | Cuttings Book 4 |
Abstract | Newspaper cutting album compiled by West Mersea Urban District Council. January 1973 to October 1973.
Album loaned by West Mersea Town Council - all photographed and online. Not fully indexed.
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Published | January 1973
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Source | Mersea Museum
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ID | WMC_SB04
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_001 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 January - October 1973 | Date: | January 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_003 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 1 | Date: | 19 January 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_004 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 2 | Date: | 19 January 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_005 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 3 | Date: | 25 January 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_005_001 | Title: | Councils face crisis over rates. Continued from ?
from West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 3. | Date: | 26 January 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_006 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 4.
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The end of a restaurant
Now the Fairhaven Restaurant has really gone. As the auctioneer rapidly took bids for the lots on Thursday and Friday, the restaurant died.
I, for one, felt sad as I thought of the many happy hours I have enjoyed at the numerous functions help there.
The restaurant started life 50 years ago as a long low wooden cafe, which arrived in sections on a lorry from London. The owner, Mr Daly, came with the lorry and arrived at Griffin Garage in search of the plot he had bought without previously viewing it.
At the garage he saw an 11 year old lad and asked him for his assistance. The lad directed the lorry to its destination and earned half-a-crown for himself. The lad grew to be councillor Mr Clem Smith, who was on the council when the plans were passed for the building of the flats to stand on the same site.
In the days when Mr Daly and his partner, Miss Dimmock arrived, Fairhaven Avenue was just a track large enough for a horse and cart, from East road to Osbourne Rd. The lower part of the avenue was a mere footpath between blackberry bushes.
After the cafe had been standing for three years, Mr Daly began to make extensions. Each winter for about 11 years he worked before the extensions were completed.
Eight years ago Mr G. Cock bought the restaurant from Mr Daly and other extensions were carried out. About eighteen months ago Mr Cock sold the business to Mr J. Nicholls.
On Tuesday demolition of the building began. The flats are expected to be completed by September.
( After he had bought the cafe, Mr Nicholls applied for permission to open a takeaway there. It was refused following local objections. He then applied for permission to knock it down and build flats on the site, which could not be refused. [RG]) | Date: | 26 January 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_007 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 7. | Date: | 2 February 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_007_002 | Title: | Bedpan lights battle will go on.
From West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 7 | Date: | 2 February 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_007_003 | Title: | Rethink on Mersea bus station plan
From West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 7 | Date: | 2 February 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_007_004 | Title: | Car park to be leisure centre. Victoria Esplanade.
From Colchester Express, West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 7 | Date: | 1 February 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_008 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 8. | Date: | 1 February 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_008_001 | Title: | Spotlight on Mersea regatta.
Colchester Express advertising feature
West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 8. | Date: | 16 August 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_009 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 9.
Fairwell to the Fairhaven Cafe | Date: | 2 February 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_010 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 8. | Date: | 9 February 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_011 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 9. | Date: | 1 March 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_012 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 10. | Date: | 9 March 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_013 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 11. | Date: | 15 March 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_014 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 12. | Date: | 22 March 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_015 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 13.
Mersea Bus Depot closes tomorrow.
Mersea busmen | Date: | 30 March 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_016 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 14.
Election Roll - Call. Mersea. Richard Fairhead (Con)
A serving member of the Royal Observer Corps, he has lived in Layer de la Haye all his life. He has represented the division since 1969 and is particularly interested in education, highways and planning ... | Date: | April1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_017 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 15. | Date: | 13 April 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_018 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 16. | Date: | 13 April 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_019 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 17. | Date: | 19 April 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_020 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 18 | Date: | 4 May 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_020_001 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 18 inserts
28 Jun 1973 Squabbles in the new council
19 Apr 1973 ECS Pupils enhance Ray Island
28 Jun 1973 Florence finds her long-lost brother - Mrs Pudney from Birch | Date: | 19 April 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_021 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 19.
10 May 1973 Four calls in a day for Mersea lifeboat | Date: | 10 May 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_022 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 20 | Date: | 18 May 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_023 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 21. | Date: | 4 June 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_024 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 22. | Date: | 15 June 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_025 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 23 | Date: | 15 June 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_026 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 24 | Date: | 22 June 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_027 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 25 | Date: | 22 June 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_028 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 26 | Date: | 6 July 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_029 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 27 | Date: | 22 February 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_030 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 28 | Date: | 13 July 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_031 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 29 | Date: | 20 July 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_032 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 30 | Date: | 27 July 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_033 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 31 | Date: | 3 August 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_034 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 32 | Date: | 10 August 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_035 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 33 | Date: | 17 August 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_036 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 34
Mersea gets a new-style regatta week | Date: | 17 August 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_037 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 35 | Date: | 17 August 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_038 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 36 | Date: | 24 August 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_039 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 37 | Date: | 24 August 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_040 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 38 | Date: | 24 August 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_041 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 39 | Date: | 23 August 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_042 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 40 | Date: | 31 August 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_043 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 41 | Date: | 31 August 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_044 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 42
Essex County Standard 14 Sep 1973 | Date: | 14 September 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_045 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 43 | Date: | 14 September 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_046 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 44 | Date: | 7 September 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_047 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 45 | Date: | 14 September 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_048 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 46 | Date: | 14 September 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_049 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 47 | Date: | 18 September 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_050 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 48 | Date: | 23 September 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_051 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 49 | Date: | 28 September 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_052 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 50 | Date: | 3 Ocober 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_053 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 51
Death of a Great Store - Woolworths fire | Date: | 5 October 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_054 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 page 52 | Date: | 5 October 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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ImageID: | WMC_SB04_055 | Title: | West Mersea Council Cuttings Book 4 inside back cover | Date: | 5 October 1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / WMTC |
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