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Newark Cemetery, London Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG24 1SQ

Stowarzyszenie o nazwie Friends of Newark Cemetery powstało w listopadzie 2005 z myślą o niesieniu pomocy służbom odpowiedzialnym za opiekę nad cmentarzem, a także promowaniu go jako jednego z najbardziej urokliwych i ważnych ze względu na wartości historyczne zakątków miasta. Mając to na uwadze, wzięliśmy udział m. in.  w obchodach 150 rocznicy założenia Cmentarza, mających miejsce 7 października 2007, a prowadzonych przez Burmistrza miasta. Friends of Newark Cemetery przygotowują i prowadzą też odbywające się co roku Dni Otwarte cmentarza w the Interpretation Centre (budynek dawnej kaplicy).

Chapel Interpretation Centre, Newark Cemetery

DZIAŁALNOŚĆ

Na przestrzeni kilku ostatnich lat zasadziliśmy ponad 2000 roślin w pobliżu kaplicy, czyściliśmy pomniki i malowaliśmy ławki. Członkowie stowarzyszenia cały czas instalują budki dla ptaków, a także wytyczają obszary porośnięte dziką roślinnością i oprowadzają zorganizowane wycieczki po cmentarzu skupiając się na zagadnieniach zarówno historycznych, jak też przyrodniczych.

Pomagamy w walce z wandalizmem, a także inną, szkodliwą dla cmentarza, działalnością, ponadto we współpracy z Town Council dążymy do rozwiązania tego typu problemów. Jednym z naszych podstawowych celów jest udzielanie pomocy oraz informacji wszystkim odwiedzającym cmentarz oraz the Chapel Interpretation Centre, w związku z czym dążymy do zintensyfikowania dyżurów.

Chapel Interpretation Centre Display at Newark Cemetery

Comfort  Book Of Hope

Jedną z ciekawszych inicjatyw Friends of Newark Cemetery stało się wydanie tzw. Comfort Book – zbioru wierszy, cytatów i ustępów z Pisma Świętego, przygotowanej z myślą o rodzinach zmarłych. W trakcie pracy nad książką poprosiliśmy o pomoc mieszkańców Newark pytając o to, jakie teksty i wiersze chcieliby w niej zobaczyć.

Polish displays at Chapel Interpretation Centre 

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Friends of Newark Cemetery

Mr Laurence Goff

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Newark Town Hall, Market Place

NG24 1DU, Newark, Nottinghamshire

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Let’s further promote our Newark Cemetery and encouraging interested people to join the tribute. Together as a fitting tribute who resting place is at Newark Cemetery. Our beautiful and historic Newark Cemetery, London Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire for over 150 years. 

This memorial website is Laurence Goff personal views, I have put it together and do not represent Newark Town Council . It dedicated to the thousands of  people since 1856.  I am happy to show you around Newark Cemetery for all to see and view. Having a means of further promoting Newark cemetery, and encouraging interested people to join the tribute.

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Quibell’s Buried in Newark-On-Trent Cemetery since 1873

Newark-On-Trent Cemetery Nottinghamshire, which is located  off London Road.

Newark Cemetery, London Road, Newark-on-Trent,

Nottinghamshire NG24 1SQ

Newark Cemetery is open all year round  October – March 8am – 6pm

Spring – Summer  April – September 8am – 8pm

This is a privately owned and maintained, not-for-profit, website which is supported privately, the content here is solely the responsibility of Laurence Goff Newark Town Councillor and Chairman Friends of Newark Cemetery.

 

  

The list of Quibell’s that are buried in Newark Cemetery UK To all the family of Quibell’s from 1873 to 1974 that are buried in Newark Cemetery

William Oliver Quibell (1833-1897)
Obituary  Mr. William Oliver Quibell was born at Gateford, near Worksop, in 1833 and was therefore nearing his 64th year. His family had been farmers for generations in the Newark area, but he was articled to Mr. Harvey. Eight years later he became a partner in the firm, which was thenceforth known as Harvey & Quibell. The business was originally founded by the late Mr. James SNOW in 1814. On the death of Mr. John HARVEY the style was changed to Quibell Brothers, Mr. Thomas O. Quibell having joined some years previously. Two sons of Alderman Quibell have since entered the business.

The deceased was a Wesleyan Methodist and had filled most of the offices open to a layman in that Church. For a number of years he was a lay reader and a class-leader. He had been Circuit Steward and at the time of his death was district Treasurer of the Foreign Missionary Society. He was elected a representative to the conference held at Bradford in 1878, the first to which laymen were admitted. Three times since, he was one of the 18 laymen chosen by the Conference itself to be members of the Representative Session. To the last, he took the deepest interest in the work of the Church. The new Sunday Schools which the Wesleyans are going to build were constantly in his mind during the last part of his life, and he gladly contributed towards the cost”.

He was for years a prominent member of the School Board of the Board of Guardians, a member of the Town Council and an Alderman. In 1884 he was chosen Mayor. Appointed a J.P. for the Borough some years ago, he frequently attended the Bench, always administering Justice with impartiality and tempering it with mercy.

Since his death, the Town Hall flag has been at half-mast, also those at the Ram Hotel and on other buildings in the town.

Under a memorial window in Barnby-gate Methodist Church is the inscription: “To the glory of God and in loving memory of William Oliver Quibell, Mayor of Newark 1884-5, this window is dedicated by his daughter Eleanor Mary Bainbridge. He was a devout Christian and an earnest Wesleyan Methodist, who served his Church faithfully in every lay office.

Emma and Husband  George Quibell together once again

Oliver Quibell (1863-1945)
Oliver Quibell was the eldest son of William Oliver Quibell, above, and Eleanor Boyd Berrie who was born on 27^th October 1863 and baptised on 30^th November 1863 at Barnby-gate Wesleyan Church.(A pre-school in Bowbridge Road, Newark, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire named after Oliver Quibell the son of William Oliver Quibell.

Major Samuel Boyd Quibell (1890-1916)
Obituary from “The Times” – Major Sam. B. Quibell, 4th East Yorkshire Regiment (T.F.), who died of wounds in France on February 5, was the eldest son of Mr. And Mrs. Oliver Quibell, of Shalem Lodge,Newark. He was educated at the Magnus Grammar School, and the Leys School, Cambridge. On leaving school, he joined his grandfather Mr. J.H. Holmes, the head of the firm of Messrs. Thomas Holmes and Son, tanners, of Hull. He had been in the Cadet Corps at school, and while at Hull obtained a commission in the 4th East Yorkshire Regiment (T.F.) six years ago. He was gazetted captain when 22, and attained his majority on the field, and being only 24 years old was the youngest major in the Territorial Force. He went to the front with his regiment on April 23 and took part in the second battle of Ypres, after which he was the senior officer, the commanding officer and 17 officers of the battalion having been either killed or wounded. He was wounded twice within three weeks. On the first occasion, while helping wounded officers of another regiment to a dressing station, he received a slight wound in the neck. He recovered within a few days, and returned to duty, but soon afterwards he suffered a gunshot wound in the chest, which proved fatal. A brother officer writes :– ”We shall miss him greatly, but his cheery example will not leave us, and he will be present to encourage us on to do our bit as he did his. He was cheerful even in our greatest trial, and we feel we must do our utmost to feel the same, although it is most difficult.”

Mr Oliver Quibell, of Newark, whose relatives lived at Stapleford House Farm, and later at Stapleford Hall

The 16 names of the Quibell family that are buried in Newark Cemetery UK

In Loving Memory of Samuel Boyd Quibell

In Loving Memory of Samuel Boyd Quibell, who died of wound in the 1st World war at age 25. Also his Brother Oliver Henry Quibell

Major 4th East Yorks.T.F. Son of Oliver and Elizabeth Quibell

Member from the 1st World War of Major Samuel Boyd Quibell died of wound in Germany 5^th Feb 1916. His names  on the back of his father Oliver and Mother grave stone.

The list of Quibell’s that are buried in Newark Cemetery UK To all the family of Quibell’s from 1873 to 1974 that are buried in Newark Cemetery

The sun came down on the Quibell’s family many that lived on London Road, Newark-On-Trent, Nottinghamshire and  where are  town cemetery is also located on the same Long London Road. There have been several female Mayors, the first being Kate A Quibell, 1957-58.

ALL BUT ONE ARE ON THE EAST SIDE,  MOST ARE ON ELM AVENUE SIDE which is on the left from the Main Drive

Elm Avenue side of Newark CemeteryUK.

Quibell’s Buried in Newark-On-Trent  Cemetery  since 1873

E stands for East with letter from the list A-W and the row by numbers.

1916, Plot EF 46, Major Samuel Boyd Quibell died from the 2nd world war of wound in Germany 5th Feb…

1883, Plot EL 52, William died age 78, on the 27th Oct buried 30th Oct 1883

1873, Plot EI 51, John Harvey born 16 Dec 1871, died age 2, on  17^th March buried 20^th March 1883.  Parents of William Oliver and Eleanor Boyd Quibell his father was Mayor of Newark 1884 all three on one monument

1883, Plot EL 52, William died age 78, on the 27^th Oct buried 30^th Oct 1883

1897, Plot EI 51, William Oliver of Highfied, Mayor of Newark 1884 died age 62 on the 30^th Aug buried 1^st Sept 1897. Wife Eleanor Boyd, son John Harvey died age two all three on one monument

1901, Plot EL 52, Ann died age 89, 25^th Nov buried 28^th Nov 1901, husband William

1908, Plot EH 45, Thomas Oliver died age 64 on the 19^th Feb buried

22^nd Feb 1908 A son Ernest Hall

1916, Plot EF 46, Major Samuel Boyd Quibell died from the 2^nd world war of wound in Germany5^th Feb 1916. His names is on the back of his father Oliver and Mother grave stone.

1920, Plot EF 46, Oliver Henry died at age 13, on 30^th Sept buried

2^nd Oct 1920

1920 Plot EI 51, Eleanor Boyd died age 83 on the 27^th Dec buried

31^st Dec 1920. Husband William Oliver son John Harvey died age two. All three on one monument

1921, Plot EH 45, Sarah Alice died age 72 on the 30^th Sept buried 3^rd Oct 1921

1926, Plot EH 46, Ernest Hall, born 17^th Feb 1876, buried at age 49, Wife of Ernest Kate Amelia Quibell she moved away when she was in her 80′s to Sussex and died on 25th May 1975 at age 91 at St George’s Reteat, Ditchling Common Sussex. She is not buried in Newark-On-Trent.

3^rd Oct 1926 Father Thomas, Mother Sarah Alice and Sister Alice,

Wife of Ernest Kate Amelia Quibell eldest daughter of George Chandler she was born 12 Feb 1884. They moved to Newark-On-Trent from Surrey in 1905.  Married at age 21 to Ernest Hall, he died at just age 49, and had three son’s Noel Quibell a managing Director of grocery and provision firm in Brighton Sussex, Tom who was lecured at Manchester University, Dr Philip Quibell of challey Sussex.  After she gave a lifetime of public service to Newark town and county and voluntary work. In 1935 Kate Amerlia Quibell  won a by-election Newark council first woman Councillor and Newark Town Mayor in 1957. Ten years late she became a CountyCouncillor and Magistrate. In her 80′s she moved back to Sussex and died on 25th May 1975 at age 91 at St George’s Reteat, Ditchling Common Sussex

1936, Plot WH 134, Emma Walster Quibell, died 7th March age 85, Husband George Walster Quibell

1937, Plot WH 134, George Walster Quibell, Wife Emma Walster Quibell

1945, Plot EF 46, Oliver Mayor of Newark for 2 years from 1907-1908.

Born 1863 died age 81 buried 22^nd Feb 1945 was also JP. Wife Elizabeth Oliver Henry in on the back of his Parents monument died age 13

1953, Plot EH 47, Alice Leavers Maude Quibell born 8^th Dec 1873, died age 79 buried 13^th March 1953 daughter of Thomes , Sarah Alice and brother Ernest

1956, Plot EF 46, Elizabeth, also  Mayoress of Newark 1907-1908,died age 90 4^th June buried 7^th June 1956. Husband of Oliver and son Oliver Henry died age 13

1974, Plot EH 47 Kathleen Mary, died at age 97 buried 20^th March 1974

To all the family of Quibell’s from 1873 to 1974 that are buried in NewarkCemetery.

Kate Amelia Quibell (1884-1975)
Kate was the wife of Ernest Hall Quibell (1876-1926) who was a nephew of William Oliver Quibell above.  Kate Amelia Quibell was the first woman elected to the Newark Council and became its first woman Mayor in 1957. Kate Amelia married Ernest Hall Quibell on 25^th October 1905.  The Newark Herald which published a full account of the proceedings which noted .They will reside in Newark at Beaumond House, recently occupied by Mr. Hervey”.

Kate Amelia Quibell died on 25 May 1975 at age 91 at St George’s Reteat ,Ditchling Common SussexShe was the eldest daughter of George Chandler she was born 12th Feb 1884. She moved to Newark from Surrey in 1905. You have 16 names plus one of the Quibell family  list I found out I gave Kathleen Mary was not Mayor of Newark. The first woman Councillor in 1935 and Mayor of Newark was Kate Amelia Quibell 1957. Married at age 21 to Ernest Hall, he died at just age 49, and they had three son’s Noel Quibell a Managing Director of grocery and provision firm in Brighton Sussex, Tom who was lecured at Manchester University, Dr Philip Quibell of challey Sussex. After she gave a lifetime of public service to Newark town and county and voluntary work. In 1935 Kate Amerlia Quibell won a by-election Newark Council first woman Councillor. Ten years late she became a County Councillor and Magistrate. In her 8o’s she moved to Sussex and died on 25 May 1975 at age 91 at St George’s Reteat ,Ditchling Common Sussex.

Joseph Oliver Quibell was born in Worksop in 1837. Some time after 1871 he went to the U.S. leaving his family in England. He died in Salam New Jersey on 1 June 1906. His daughter: “Quibell Joseph Oliver of Salem New Jersey America died 1 June 1906.

Oliver Quibell (1863-1945)
Oliver Quibell was the eldest son of William Oliver Quibell, above, and Eleanor Boyd Berrie who was born on 27^th October 1863 and baptised on 30^th November 1863 at Barnby-gate Wesleyan Church.

Nottinghamshire: history and archaeology | Brown’s History of …

A History of Nottinghamshire by Cornelius Brown (1896)  Highfield House, Newark: Mr. W. Oliver Quibell, J.P. Hill House, Southwell: Mr. J. H. Becher, …
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The History of Newark on Trent

For over 150 years of Newark Cemetery, Nottinghamshire Location with this map

He is a partner of Quibell Bros. and Vice President of the Newark Division, from chrome leather residues selling to the photographic industry in the UK & US . Boom during the war and afterwards led to expansion of production.

Grove Chemical Co Ltd

Founded in 1856 the grove chemical works at Appley Bridge mainly produced animal glue, bone meal and tallow. The animal waste processed included some surprisingly exotic beasts including train loads of camels from Egypt!

More specialised products were also produced like buttons for the Lancashire garment industry made from sawn bones, and edible gelatine for the food industry.

Steam raising from coal fired Scotch Marine Boilers was at the heart of the rendering process. The tall chimneys dominating the site were designed to disperse smoke and objectionables far and wide. But the stacks retained clinker & debris which had to be manually cleared via long suffering operators in bosun’s chairs. Adding yet another twist to the mucky smelly working conditions … Health & Safety inspectors would have had a field day!

Large open benzene vats were used in glue production creating hazards for the workmen and equipment.  On the 23rd of August 1921 ‘The Times’ reported – ‘Part of the Grove Chemical works of British Glues & Chemicals Ltd at Appley Bridge near Wigan has been destroyed by a fire which broke out during the weekend. The damage is estimated at £20,000′.

Formed in 1902, Tom Walton was the accountant and auditor and young Harold Cotes joined as Works Manager at Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1908.

The Board members in 1908 were, left to right, Tom Walton, W Goodwin, Harold J Cotes, William Cotes.

North of Market Harborough, Great Bowden village lies on the south-east border of Leicestershire, about sixteen miles from Leicester. A glue factory at Gallow Hill on the western boundary of the parish was owned by Charles Massey & Son Ltd from 1904 until the firm’s amalgamation with British Glues & Chemicals Ltd. in 1920. The factory was still operating in 1959. The buildings lie beside the canal and on the line of the old turnpike road from Harborough to Leicester. The former Gallow Hill Inn, a brick building of the early 19th century, is used as a house and office by the company. (‘Great Bowden’, A History of the County of Leicestershire: Volume 5, Gartree Hundred (1964), pp. 38-49).

Meggitts (1917) Ltd

Originally established in 1867 in Sutton-in-Ashford, Nottinghamshire.

On the 31 Dec. 1919 the 6th Duke of Portland K.G. and his trustees Edward Horsman Bailey, Charles Ludovic Lindsay and Francis Bingham Mildmay sold two pieces of land on Hamilton Road in Sutton-in-Ashfield to Meggitts (1917) Limited, of Sutton-in-Ashfield, consideration, £550; mines and minerals reserved to the vendor and trustees. Plan attached shows the pieces of land lying on either side of Hamilton Road at its junction with Newark Road.

Sheffield, Yorkshire – ‘There are a couple of things on the 1905 map of Sheffield that jogged my memory. Salmon Pastures was virtually an island surrounded by the Don and the Royds Mill race. The building at the bottom of the map, identified as ‘Bone Works’, was owned by a company called Meggitts. My Father worked there after leaving school (1921-22) but left to learn a skilled trade elsewhere. They made buttons from the bones and two great uncles and my father’s cousin worked there as bone cutters. I think Meggitts went out of business in the mid to late 1940s. At that time it was run by a Mr. Clements who was also a well known local preacher’.

Institute of Chemistry – Journal & Proceedings, 1920 – Edgar Stanley Downes, c/o Messrs Meggitts (1917) Ltd, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts.

‘Newark Advertiser’ obituary 1897 – ‘William Oliver Quibell (1833-1897) was born at Gateford, near Worksop, in 1833 and was therefore nearing his 64th year. His family had been farmers for generations in the Newark area, but he was articled to Mr. Harvey. Eight years later he became a partner in the firm, which was thenceforth known as Harvey & Quibell. The business was originally founded by the late Mr. James Snow in 1814. On the death of Mr. John Harvey the style was changed to Quibell Brothers, Mr. Thomas O. Quibell having joined some years previously. Two sons of Alderman Quibell have since entered the business.

The deceased was a Wesleyan Methodist and had filled most of the offices open to a layman in that Church. For a number of years he was a lay reader and a class-leader. He had been Circuit Steward and at the time of his death was district Treasurer of the Foreign Missionary Society. He was elected a representative to the conference held at Bradford in 1878, the first to which laymen were admitted. Three times since, he was one of the 18 laymen chosen by the Conference itself to be members of the Representative Session. To the last, he took the deepest interest in the work of the Church. The new Sunday Schools which the Wesleyans are going to build were constantly in his mind during the last part of his life, and he gladly contributed towards the cost.

He was for years a prominent member of the School Board of the Board of Guardians, a member of the Town Council and an Alderman. In 1884 he was chosen Mayor. Appointed a J.P. for the Borough some years ago, he frequently attended the Bench, always administering Justice with impartiality and tempering it with mercy.

Since his death, the Town Hall flag has been at half-mast, also those at the Ram Hotel and on other buildings in the town.

Under a memorial window in Barnby-gate Methodist Church is the inscription: ‘To the glory of God and in loving memory of William Oliver Quibell, Mayor of Newark 1884-5, this window is dedicated by his daughter Eleanor Mary Bainbridge.’ He was a devout Christian and an earnest Wesleyan Methodist, who served his Church faithfully in every lay office.

Oliver Quibell (1863-1945) was the eldest son of William Oliver Quibell and Eleanor Boyd Berrie who was born on 27th October 1863 and baptised on 30th November 1863 at Barnby-gate Wesleyan Church.
On 9th November 1906 he was appointed a Borough Magistrate. ‘A prominent Liberal and nonconformist, a member of the Education Committee & the Free Library Committee, he has represented the East Ward for three years. He is a partner of Quibell Bros. and Vice President of the Newark Division Liberal Association. In November 1907, and again a year later he was elected Mayor. Kelly’s 1912 Directory lists him as Councillor, E. Ward (retires November 1914) and Magistrate.

In 1894 Quibell Brothers, Newark-on-Trent advertised – Liquid and powdered sheep dip, gelatine, soaps & glues.

March 8, 1905 – About ten minutes past six on Monday night a fire was found to have broken out at Messrs Quibell Bros’ (Ltd) works, Newark, near the bottom lock.
The attention of Mrs Barlow, wife of Mr J. Barlow, foreman of the works, who lives close by, was attracted.
Without delay she communicated with Mr Oliver Quibell, who was on the premises, and with all speed a hose, was attached to a hydrant.
Information was also conveyed to the police station by means of the telephone, and the fire bell was rung and the brigade summoned.
So well had Mr Quibell and his helpers worked that the brigade found the fire well under control and without much difficulty all danger of a conflagration was avoided.

In 1912 The British Journal of Nursing reported, ‘The Ideal Homes Exhibition at Olympia, Stand 35a is that of Messrs Quibell Bros Ltd whose Disinfectant Fluid, ‘Kerol’ is attracting such widespread attention owing to its high efficiency and non-toxic properties. To judge from the interesting exhibits of this firm the Stand should be well worth a visit’.

Kerol disinfectant, was advertised as the safeguard of the Englishman’s home, manufactured by Quibell Brothers Limited (later Kerol Ltd.). The disinfectant was promoted as being effective against diphtheria, measles, cholera, scarlatina, typhoid, skin irritation (used in bath water), nits, as a gargle for sore throat and as a shampoo. The illustrations showed a well-dressed elderly man in a top hat and bow tie smiling at the bottle of Kerol he is holding in his right hand, orange background behind him. The text is red out of a purple border around it with a white cross inside a circle at the top.

Mr Vivian F Suter was born in 1925 and joined Quibell Brothers as a lab assistant at Easter 1941, he was in charge as Works Manager when the Newark Factory was closed and demolished in 1976. He has recently been writing up his personal memories which are a fascinating insight into the factory at Newark … here’s Vivian receiving a certificate from Harry Thompson, Wigan & Newark works director …

‘The Quibell’s of Newark’ by Mr G Hemingway, 1980: 76 pages. This typescript publication has a section on The early Quibells of East Markham, Profiles on William Quibell of Newark (1805-1883) and some of his descendants. (It is currently available in the Newark Library, Nottinghamshire and is also in the Nottinghamshire Family History Society library collection)

J & T Walker (1917) Ltd

Seed crushers and tillage merchants.

William Lamin – Farming on the Clifton Park System.
Before the last war, we had always plenty of bones and kainit to run at, as there was Messrs J & T Walker’s bone works not far away. I may say we had a hundred and sixty tons of steam bone flour the year before the Great War. Slag will do the same; but always get as high a percentage as you can, for it takes no more putting on than a low grade, and don’t forget the kainit for the light land. For our light land we always preferred the kainit and potash salts to sulphate of potash or muriate of potash, as we considered the salts did the land good.
We traded with J & T Walker until British Glues bought them and closed the works down.

Williamson & Corder Ltd

A gelatine factory founded by robert williamson and Walter Corder.

The factory at Low Walker, Newcastle earned its share of opprobrium.

Improved Liquid Glues Co Ltd

On 25th May 1948 the Chairman of British Glues & Chemicals, Mr Harold Cotes, laid the foundation stone of Croids new works – Croid’s Glue Factory, Winthorpe Road, Newark.

Croda’s Newark factory became the company headquarters for an international network of adhesive manufacturing plants located across Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific. It is interesting to think that whenever you tear open a Nestle or Cadbury’s chocolate bar, the special food-safe ‘cold-seal’ adhesive which holds the packaging together may well have been produced in Newark by Croda.

As with so many of today’s world-beating companies, however, the origins of Croids are humble enough, having been the brainchild of just one man and his innovative ideas about the ways in which glue could be marketed and sold. The company can trace its origins back to 1911 when a Mr P H W Serle registered a company known as Improved Liquid Glues Co Ltd Up until that time almost every kind of glue was sold as a solid, requiring it to be dissolved in water and boiled before use. It was Mr. Serle’s idea to manufacture a range of ready-to-use glues in liquid form, making them easier to apply and instantly attractive to both commercial and domestic users.

His factory – the first to make so-called ‘prepared’ glues in this country – was located in Croydon, giving rise to the company’s first trade name, Croids. Mr Serle’s early glues (made in the traditional way from bone and animal hide) proved highly successful and in 1919 when Alcock and Brown became the first aviators to fly nonstop across the Atlantic, their large wood and fabric biplane relied on Croid glues in some of its construction. Such success had already led the company to seek new, extended, premises in Wapping, and in 1920 it became a subsidiary of the large British Glues & Chemicals combine.

A year later, a further move brought Croid to Bulwell in Nottingham, followed eight years later by a further relocation to Bermondsey in London. In 1940 the Bermondsey factory was heavily bombed and Croids production was transferred to a site in Newark already owned by British Glues and Chemicals.
BG&C had acquired the Newark family glue-making business of Quibell Brothers in 1920. The name Quibells, however, continued to be used for trading purposes until as late as the Sixties. Quibell’s glue factory was located beside the Trent close to the old Bottom Lock, some distance off Winthorpe Road. Part of the premises survive to this day. With the war over and the Bermondsey factory still requiring considerable repair, Croids decided to remain in Newark and develop their site adjacent to the existing Quibell’s factory.

A look back at days long gone

Stuck with town

One of Newark’s foremost industrial companies, Croda Adhesives off Winthorpe Road, celebrates 50 years of trading in the town this month.

Today, Croda’s Newark factory is the company headquarters for an international network of adhesive manufacturing plants located across Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific. At home, meanwhile, it is interesting to think that whenever you tear open a Nestle or Cadbury’s chocolate bar, the special food-safe ‘cold-seal’ adhesive which holds the packaging together may well have been produced in Newark by Croda.

As with so many of today’s world-beating companies, however, the origins of Croda are humble enough, having been the brainchild of just one man and his innovative ideas about the ways in which glue could be marketed and sold.

The company can trace its origins back to 1911 when a Mr. P. H. W. Serle registered a company known as Improved Liquid Glues Co. Ltd.

Up until that time almost every kind of glue was sold as a solid, requiring it to be dissolved in water and boiled before use.

It was Mr. Serle’s idea to manufacture a range of ready-to-use glues in liquid form, making them easier to apply and instantly attractive to both commercial and domestic users.

His factory – the first to make so-called ‘prepared’ glues in this country – was located in Croydon, giving rise to the company’s first trade name, Croids.

Mr Serle’s early glues (made in the traditional way from bone and animal hide) proved highly successful and in 1919 when Alcock and Brown became the first aviators to fly nonstop across the Atlantic, their large wood and fabric biplane relied on Croid glues in some of its construction.

Such success had already led the company to seek new, extended, premises in Wapping, and in 1920 it became a subsidiary of the large British Glues and Chemicals combine.

A year later, a further move brought Croid to Bulwell in Nottingham, followed eight years later by a further relocation to Bermondsey in London.

In 1940 the Bermondsey factory was heavily bombed and Croids production was transferred to a site in Newark already owned by British Glues and Chemicals.

BGC had acquired the Newark family glue-making business of Quibell Brothers in 1920. The name Quibells, however, continued to be used for trading purposes until as late as the Sixties.

Quibell’s glue factory was located beside the Trent close to the old Bottom Lock, some distance off Winthorpe Road.

Part of the premises survive to this day. With the war over and the Bermondsey factory still requiring considerable repair, Croids decided to remain in Newark and develop their site adjacent to the existing Quibell’s factory.

Building on from the warehouse loaned to them by BGC, Croids began to develop a new factory complex beside the main London-Edinburgh railway line. And it was the foundation stone for this new undertaking which was laid 50 years ago this month on May 25, 1948.

At the stone-laying ceremony the Mayor of Newark (Mr J. H. Knight) described the new building as “making history for Newark” establishing a new permanent home for Croid after its previous wanderings around the country.

The new factory opened a year later in April, 1949, by the then BGC chairman, Mr Harold Cotes.

The Newark Advertiser reported that “The new building has a smart facade of facing bricks with stone dressings – inside there is a terrazo entrance hall off which lead offices and a terrazo staircase to the upper storey where the laboratory is located.”

With the new works in full production the company was reported to be making no fewer than 85 different kinds of glue, each specially formulated for specific purposes – from use in the woodworking and leather industries to commercial packaging and bookbinding.

A new department in the late Forties saw the company experimenting with the first PVA emulsion adhesives which were to become the company’s principal output during the Fifties and Sixties.

Croids played a central role in developing the new PVA adhesive technology, first by buying in the compounds from outside, but later using its own polymers, developed in-house.

A great deal of additional pioneering work into the new processes was carried out in the Newark laboratories leading ultimately to the development of the first hot melt adhesives in the UK.

Another milestone in the company’s history was reached in 1968 when British Glues and Chemicals (including Croid) was taken over by Croda International.

From that time onwards the company has gone from strength to strength in Newark and in 1989 celebrated the opening of its new multi-million pound global headquarters at the Winthorpe Road site in Newark.

From a company which came to the town almost as a refugee in the dark days of the second world war, the Newark offices of Croda now control a network of adhesive manufacturers across the globe from the USA and Canada to Brazil, Belgium, Italy and Australia.

New markets are currently being opened up in China and the Far East, while during 1997 the company’s sales growth in South America was described as spectacular. In Newark, meanwhile, investment in new technology remains the company’s watchword with new plant recently having been installed to produce adhesives for the food packaging industry.

ABOVE: Chairman Mr Harold Cotes laying the foundation stone for Croids new works at Newark, May 25, 1948.
BOTTOM: Croids’ new factory complete, April 1949.

“The Quibell’s of Newark” by Mr. G. Hemingway, 1980: 76 pages. This typescript publication has a section on The early Quibells of East Markham, Profiles on William Quibell of Newark (1805-1883) and some of his descendants. (It is currently available in the Newark Library, Nottinghamshire and is also in the Nottinghamshire Family History Society library collection)

In keeping with the objectives of the European Union, Newark has twinning arrangements with the following Continental Towns: Emmendingen, Germany (in 1984), St Cyr-sur-Loire, France (1992) and Sandomierz, Poland (2006). In addition to these associations, the Town also maintains sister links with several other Newarks of the world.

Newark enjoys excellent road and rail links situated on the A1 and the main East Coast railway lines including the developing Eurolink network, and is within easy reach of both the Nottingham East Midlands International Airport, and the Robin Hood Airport at Doncaster. The east Lincolnshire coast is only an hour away by rail or road.

A statutory duty of the Council is responsibility for the Cemetery which dates from 1856. Many notable Newark residents are buried in the Cemetery which is also a burial place for a large number of Polish servicemen who perished during the Second World War.

This memorial website has been put together owned and maintained, not-for-profit, website which is supported privately, the content here is solely the responsibility of Laurence Goff. It has been dedicated to the thousands of people who final resting place is in our beautiful and historic Cemetery for over 150 years.

Newark Cemetery is located on London Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire  off the A1, for over 150 years since 1856. This memorial website is Laurence Goff personal views, I have put it together and do not represent Newark Town Council . It dedicated to the thousands of  people,   they are happy to have a resting place at Newark for all to see and view. Having a means of further promoting Newark cemetery, and encouraging interested people to join the tribute.

Friends of Newark Cemetery next meeting on 2nd May 2012, to be held at Newark Town hall in the Pickin room arrival for a cuppa at  5:30pm, meeting will start at 5:45pm until 7pm.

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CHAIRMAN FRIENDS OF NEWARK CEMETERY UK (FoNC)

Our beautiful and historic Newark Cemetery, London Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire for over 150 years since 1856. This memorial website is Laurence Goff personal views, I have put it together and do not represent Newark Town Council . It dedicated to the thousands of  people since 1856.  Many are happy to have a resting place at Newark Cemetery for all to see and view. Having a means of further promoting Newark cemetery, and encouraging interested people to join the tribute.

If any of you have ever been to a military funeral in which taps was played; this brings out a new meaning of it

Here is a quote from Theodore Roosevelt : “A man who is good enough to shed blood for his country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards.”

I first heard Tap’s when I was at YMCA Camp Potawotami from  1976-1977 which is located  South Milford near Fort Wayne Indiana USA, A former Camp Councillor.

Got this from my Uncle. I was aware that “Taps” originated during the Civil War, but is this a true story, does anyone know? 

Why “TAPS” is played..

If any of you have ever been to a military funeral in which taps were played; this brings out a new meaning of it.

Here is something Every North American should know.. Until I read this:

We in the North America have all heard the haunting song, “Taps”. It’s the song that gives us that lump in our throats and usually tears in our eyes.

But, do you know the story behind the song? If not, I think you will be interested to find out about its humble beginnings.

Reportedly, it all began in 1862 during the Civil War, when Union Army Captain Robert Ellicombe was with his men near Harrison’s Landing in Virginia. The Confederate Army was on the other side of the narrow strip of land.

During the night, Captain Ellicombe heard the moans of a soldier who lay severely wounded on the field. Not knowing if it was a Union or Confederate soldier, the Captain decided to risk his life and bring the stricken man back for medical attention.

Crawling on his stomach through the gunfire, the Captain reached the stricken soldier and began pulling him toward his encampment.

When the Captain finally reached his own lines, he discovered it was actually a Confederate soldier, but the soldier was dead

The Captain lit a lantern and suddenly caught his breath and went numb with shock. In the dim light, he saw the face of the soldier. It was his own son. The boy had been studying music in the South when the war broke out. Without telling his father, the boy enlisted in the Confederate Army.

The following morning, heartbroken, the father asked permission of his superiors to give his son a full military burial, despite his enemy status. His request was only partially granted.

The Captain had asked if he could have a group of Army band members play a funeral dirge for his son at the funeral. The request was turned down since the soldier was a Confederate. But, out of respect for the father, they did say they could give him only one musician.

The Captain chose a bugler. He asked the bugler to play a series of musical notes he had found on a piece of paper in the pocket of the dead youth’s uniform. This wish was granted.

The haunting melody, we now know as “Taps” used at military funerals was born.
The words are:

Day is done … Gone the sun

From the lakes … From the hills …
From the sky . All is well.

Safely rest .. God is nigh.

Fading light .. Dims the sight ..

And a star … Gems the sky

Gleaming bright From afar ..

Drawing nigh . Falls the night.
Thanks and praise … For our days .

Neath the sun … Neath the stars…

Neath the sky . As we go
This we know .. God is nigh

 

Our Heroes who have lost their lives this year 2010 in Afghanistan,  RIP to all those brave soldiers who have fallen in Afghanistan and around the World.

Full military British and American funerals for fallen soldiers

The funeral of the first British woman to die in active service in Afghanistan has been held at the church where she was married two years ago.

Funeral for killed woman soldier

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/7492732.stm

A Tribute To Fallen Soldiers – Calling All Angels   Dave Rabbit honors the memories of all military men and women around the world who have paid the ultimate price for freedom … funnyordie.com -   Fallen Soldiers Tribute — I Am Still Here   Uploaded by devildoggirl07 fallen soldiers tribute youtube.com -

http://www.strimoo.com/video/10967233/Tribute-To-The-Wounded-Soldiers-Metacafe.html

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I vow to thee

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Our hero, let’s pay tribute to the British and American soldier killed in Afghanistan

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Military Funeral

 

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God Bless America ”the most emotionally moving event I may have ever witnessed and may ever witness in my life.”

Who have made the supreme sacrifice.

God Bless America and for those who gave their lives for Freedom, around the World with respects. May they Rest In Peace.

BATTLE HYMN OF THE US REPUBLIC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cMxJBenigY&NR=1

Granted our fallen, from all conflicts around the World in serve for others.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcncgf_sGzQ&NR=1

Here is something Every American should know. Until I read this, I didn’t know, but I checked it out and it’s true: We in the   United States  have all heard the haunting song, ‘Taps…’ It’s the song that gives us the lump in our throats and usually tears in our eyes.

Who have made the supreme sacrifice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7bMAlMAdmY

If any of you have ever been to a military funeral in which taps was played; this brings out a new meaning of it.

If any of you have ever been to a military funeral in which taps was played; this brings out a new meaning of it. But, do you know the story behind the song?  If not, I think you will be interested to find out about its humble beginnings. Reportedly, it all began in 1862 during the Civil War, when Union Army Captain Robert Elli was with his men near Harrison’s Landing in   Virginia  .  The Confederate Army was on the other side of the narrow strip of land. During the night, Captain Elli heard the moans of a soldier who lay severely wounded on the field.  Not knowing if it was a   Union  or Confederate soldier, the Captain decided to risk his life and bring the stricken man back for medical attention. Crawling on his stomach through the gunfire, the Captain reached the stricken soldier and began pulling him toward his encampment.. When the Captain finally reached his own lines, he discovered it was actually a Confederate soldier, but the soldier was dead. The Captain lit a lantern and suddenly caught his breath and went numb with shock.  In the dim light, he saw the face of the soldier. It was his own son. The boy had been studying music in the South when the war broke out..  Without telling his father, the boy enlisted in the Confederate Army. The following morning, heartbroken, the father asked permission of his superiors to give his son a full military burial, despite his enemy status. His request was only partially granted. The Captain had asked if he could have a group of Army band members play a funeral dirge for his son at the funeral. The request was turned down since the soldier was a Confederate. But, out of respect for the father, they did say they could give him only one musician. The Captain chose a bugler.  He asked the bugler to play a series of musical notes he had found on a piece of paper in the pocket of the dead youth’s uniform. This wish was granted. The haunting melody, we now know as ‘Taps’ used at military funerals was born. The words are: Day is done. Gone the sun. From the lakes From the hills. From the sky. All is well.. Safely rest. God is nigh. Fading light. Dims the sight. And a star. Gems the sky. Gleaming bright. From afar. Drawing nigh. Falls the night. Thanks and praise. For our days. Neath the sun Neath the stars. Neath the sky As we go.. This we know. God is nigh I too have felt the chills while listening to ‘Taps’ but I have never seen all the words to the song until now.  I didn’t even know there was more than one verse .  I also never knew the story behind the song and I didn’t know if you had either so I thought I’d pass it along. I now have an even deeper respect for the song than I did before. Remember Those Lost and Harmed While Serving Their Country. Also Remember Those Who Have Served And Returned; and for those presently serving in the Armed Forces. Please send this on after a short prayer. Make this a Prayer wheel for our soldiers. please don’t break it. I didn’t!

February 16, 2002 – Sergeant Andrew Russell, 33, was killed when the vehicle in which he was travelling struck a landmine in southern Afghanistan.

Australians killed in Afghanistan – ABC News (Australian …

http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/afghanistan/casualties.htm

http://www.gruntsview.org/memorial.html

THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, HE LIVED ALL ALONE, IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE, MADE OF PLASTER AND STONE. I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY, WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE, AND TO SEE JUST WHO, IN THIS HOME, DID LIVE. I LOOKED ALL ABOUT, A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE, NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS, NOT EVEN A TREE. NO STOCKING BY MANTLE, JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND, ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES, OF FAR DISTANT LANDS. WITH MEDALS AND BADGES, AWARDS OF ALL KINDS, A SOBER THOUGHT, CAME THROUGH MY MIND. FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT, IT WAS DARK AND DREARY, I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER, ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY. THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING, SILENT, ALONE, CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR, IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME. THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE, THE ROOM IN  DISORDER, NOT HOW I PICTURED, A TRUE BRITISH SOLDIER. WAS THIS THE HERO, OF WHOM I’D JUST READ? CURLED UP ON A PONCHO, THE FLOOR FOR A BED? I REALISED THE FAMILIES, THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT, OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS, WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT. SOON ROUND THE WORLD, THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY, AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE, A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY. THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM, EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR, BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS, LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE. I COULDN’T HELP WONDER, HOW MANY LAY ALONE, ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE, IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME. THE VERY THOUGHT BROUGHT, A TEAR TO MY EYE, I DROPPED TO MY KNEES, AND STARTED TO CRY. THE SOLDIER AWAKENED, AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE, “SANTA DON’T CRY, THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE; I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM, I DON’T ASK FOR MORE, MY LIFE IS MY GOD, MY COUNTRY, MY CORPS..” THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER, AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP, I COULDN’T CONTROL IT, I CONTINUED TO WEEP. I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS, SO SILENT AND STILL, AND WE BOTH SHIVERED, FROM THE COLD NIGHT’S CHILL. I DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE, ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT, THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOUR, SO WILLING TO FIGHT. THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER, WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE, WHISPERED, “CARRY ON SANTA, IT’S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE.” ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH, AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT. “MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND, A ND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT.” This poem was written by a Peacekeeping soldier stationed overseas. The following is his request. I think it is reasonable PLEASE. Would you do me the kind favour of sending this to as many people as you can? Christmas will be coming soon and some credit is due to all of the service men and women for our being able to celebrate these festivities. Let’s try in this small way to pay a tiny bit of what we owe. Make people stop and think of our heroes, living and dead, who sacrificed themselves for us.  Please, do your small part to plant this small seed.

http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/soldier.asp

http://footprintsinthesandsofiraq.blogspot.com/2007_12_01_archive.html

Mull Of Kintyre ~ Song “Mull Of Kintyre”

Smiles in the sunshire and tears in the rain still take me back where my memories remain

A heavenly choir – what a song – my desire – simply great – I have always loved this Mull of Kintyre this great song by Sir Paul Mccartney and wing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JPHNuAAZDE&feature=related

 

Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ170Qm4X4w&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2Y6xFOPPW0

http://www.dobhran.com/greetings/GRinspire319.htm

This is a privately owned and maintained, not-for-profit, website which is supported privately. As such, it has no affiliation whatsoever with the Arm Forces, UK or United States Government. Accordingly, the content here is solely the responsibility of Laurence Goff.

Newark, Nottinghamshire, England

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If I Knew it would be the last time, Touching to the one’s we Love

Looking out at the Heart of Newark Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene

Protect and comfort our fellow serving men and women, both missing and held captive by the aggressors of freedom and in your divine way let them know that they are not forgotten.

Hail Mary full of grace, pray for us, Newark Cemetery UK

I’m your wisdom you have lifted the burden of pain and suffering from so many by calling them to your side.

We feel a great pain in our hearts for missing and held captive and we pray daily for the families, friends and loved ones. Constantly remind us of our devotion to those men and women and to you may our God protect and comfort them always Amen.

Love each other until we meet again RIP Newark Cemetery

Angels watching over Newark Cemetery RIP

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The Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire

If I Knew

If I knew it would be the last time That I’d see you fall asleep, I would tuck you in more tightly and pray the Lord, your soul to keep. If I knew it would be the last time that I see you walk out the door, I would give you a hug and kiss and call you back for one more. If I knew it would be the last time I’d hear your voice lifted up in praise, I would video tape each action and word, so I could play them back day after day. If I knew it would be the last time, I could spare an extra minute to stop and say yes  ”I love you,” instead of assuming you would KNOW I do. If I knew it would be the last time I would be there to share your day, well I’m sure you’ll have so many more, so I can let just this one slip away. For surely there’s always tomorrow to make up for an oversight, and we always get a second chance to make everything just right. There will always be another day to say ” I love you,”And certainly there’s another chance to say our  ”Anything I can do?” But just in case I might be wrong, and today is all I get, I’d like to say how much I love you and I hope we never forget.

The Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent

Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, young or old alike, And today may be the last chanceyou get to hold your loved one tight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So if you’re waiting for tomorrow, why not do it today?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For if tomorrow never comes, you’ll surely regret the day,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That you didn’t take that extra time for a smile, a hug, or a kiss.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Were you too busy to grant someone, what turned out to be their one last wish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So hold your loved ones close today, and whisper in their ear.

Tell them how much you love them and that you’ll always hold them dear in my heart.

 

  

 

Little Angel watching over the grave at Newark Cemetery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take time to say ” I’m sorry,” “Please forgive me,” “Thank you,” or “It’s okay.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If tomorrow never comes, you’ll have no regrets about today.

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

  

  

 

Little Angel watching over the grave at Newark Cemetery 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Angels When you were born, an angel smiled,

As you became a child, an angel sat on your shoulder

When you became an adult, an angel held your hand

As you grew old, an angel walked down the road with you,

And, when you died, another angel got their wings.

–Unknown

Don’t Tell Me

Don’t tell me that you understand, don’t tell me that you know,Don’t tell me that I will survive, how I will surely grow.

Don’t tell me this is just a test, that I am truly blessed,That I am chosen for this task, apart from all the rest.Don’t come at me with answers that can only come from me,Don’t tell me how my grief will pass, that I will soon be free.Don’t stand in pious judgment of the bonds I must untie,Don’t tell me how to suffer, don’t tell me how to cry.My life is filled with selfishness, my pain is all I see,But I need you, I need your love, unconditionally.Accept me in my ups and downs, I need someone to share,Just hold my hand and let me cry, and say,”My friend, I really do care.”

Author Unknown

“At the going down of the Sun and in the morning, we shall remember them.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This memorial website has been put together by Laurence Goff. It has been dedicated to the thousands of people who final resting place is in our beautiful and historic Cemetery for over 150 years.

Laurence Goff

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

A time to pray for our loss friends at Newark Cemetery

NEWARK CEMETERY NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, ENGLAND 

Newark Cemetery Is Open all year round April – September 8am-8pm,

October – March 8am-6pm

 

Newark Cemetery,  London Road, Nottinghamshire  NG24 1SQ off the A1

Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire NG24 1SQ

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London Road, Newark-On-Trent

Laurence Goff  has put these website  together and has dedicated it to the thousands who resting place is at Newark Cemetery, Nottinghamshire since 1856. This website is my personal views and is not representative of Newark Town Council.

 

We would wish to acknowledge the generosity of the following local organization for their assistance in the production of this Comfort Book. The Grange House Hotel across from the London Road Cemetery Newark-On-Trent

E.Gill & Son Funeral Services, Newark

Lidsters of Worksop Ltd

Lincolnshire Co-Operative Funeral Service, Newark

Newark and Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society

If you would like to Sponsor our 5th order of this small book.  Support with reading of poems, quotations and passages from scriptures.

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The new chapel Interpretation centre is being used by Friends of Newark  Cemetery. We are grateful that we can start using these once lovely building at the East side cemetery former chapel, which has stood empty since 1977. Anyone can volunteers young and old together as a family are most welcome. Will be open on the 2nd Saturday each Month and can be open by appointment each weekend, Monday-Tuesday for groups.

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Newark

Our Tribute at Memorial to the Fallen not just on Remembrance Day Newark Cemetery, Nottinghamshire

Memorial to Remember The Air Bridge  of 1944 over Poland

We will Remember them

Following the outbreak of the Second World War, General Sikorski took command of the Polish Army which was formed in France in late September 1939. On 30 September he was summoned by the Polish government in exile, which then had its headquarters in Paris. The government was recognised by the majority of European countries except Germany, with which Poland was at war, and the USSR, which had invaded Poland on 17 September. None the less, Sikorski supported the idea of normalising Polish-Soviet relations and began negotiations with Russia in the summer of 1941. On the grounds of an agreement signed in June by Sikorski and Ambassador Mayski for the Soviet Union, the one and a half million Poles who had been deported to the Soviet Union (mostly to Siberia) as a result of Soviet annexation of Polish territories in September 1939, were to be freed and both countries were to support each other in the fight against Hitler’s Germany. This agreement resulted in the creation of a Polish army on Soviet territory under the command of General Anders. Most of the men in this force were freed deportees to Siberia. In August 1942 this 70 thousand-strong Army left Soviet territory for Iran.  

In June 1943, Władysław Sikorski went to the Middle East to inspect the Polish units. On 4 July, during his return trip, his plane crashed over the Straits of Gibraltar a few minutes after take-off. His daughter Zofia, Chief of Staff General Klimecki, an English liaison officer and all the other passengers on board died with him. Only the Czech pilot survived the crash.

General Sikorski was buried in the Polish pilots’ cemetery in Newark, Great Britain. On 17 September 1993, his ashes were brought to Poland and laid to rest in Wawel Cathedral, the burial place for the most distinguished men and women of Poland.

Lasting Tribute at Newark Cemetery, Nottinghamshire

Lasting Tribute at Newark Cemetery, Nottinghamshire

Looking over at Cremated Remains at Newark Cemetery, we will Remember them

These being the darkest days during the 2nd World war when 29 men and 12 women died with another 165 that were injured. When 10 bombs were dropped with 5 exploded on that Friday the 7th March 1941. The Battle of Britain was not just won by our brave Airmen. Many thanks to the people around Newark that worked at Ransome & Marles Ball Bearings Factory which provided components to all three Armed Forces. They needed parts for our Spitfires, Hurricanes, Lancaster bombers and many other Aircrafts that played such a major part during the 2nd World war. These brave people were a great help to win the war thanks to the employees of R&M Factory that ensured our Aircrafts got the Ball Bearings and parts on time, a personal tribute.

These Website as a fitting tribute to the 41 killed and 165 injured at Ransome and Marles plant in memory during the bombing. These are my own views and do not represent Newark Town Council. It has been built as a means of further promoting our cemetery and encouraging interested people to join the tribute. Our courageous heroes that will live on in our memories with a Memorial that will be put in place at Newark Parish Church in time for the 70th Anniversary on 7th March 1941. These Aircrafts that played such a major part during the 2nd World war, thanks to the brave people that were a great help to win the war thanks also to the employees of R&M Factory that ensured our Aircrafts got the Ball Bearings and parts on time.

I have put these Website site together as a fitting tribute to the 41 killed and 165 injured at Ransome and Marles plant in memory during the bombing. I am happy to say a Memorial will be put in place at Newark Parish Church in time for the 70th Anniversary on 7th March 1941. These are my own views and do not represent Newark Town Council or Friends of Newark Cemetery. It has been built as a means of further promoting our cemetery and encouraging interested people to join the tribute. Our courageous heroes that will live on in our memories.

Laurence Goff

Newark Cemetery Volunteer

 

After his body was exhumed on 13th September 1993, General Sikoraki his was still wrapped in a British army blanket, with the Polish flag draped across a fresh coffin. Newark Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene overnight, guarded by members of the RAF Regiment with reversed arms.

 

 

Newark-On-Trent Nottinghamshire

A time to Remember our loss friends and family at Newark cemetery

The chapel was built in 1856 when the cemetery opened but has not been used for more than 30 years. The east wing is to be used as an interpretation centre thanks to a £50,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Work on the fabric of the building is finished and display boards containing information about the cemetery, as well as screens and a table and benches will be installed later this year. These once beautiful building has been preserve.

Friends of Newark Cemetery Group will run the centre.The group plans displays on the history of the cemetery, famous people buried in the 20-acre site, and the Polish War Graves section.The Friends work to help improve the services and facilities of the cemetery and promote our local cemetery.

The aim of the Friends is to assist the Town Council with services and functions over and above what the Council can normally provide. The Friends of Newark Cemetery centre on London Road has been freshly refurbished,  eastern Chapel off the main driveway. £50,000 has been spent on bringing the neglected Chapel back into use if you have an interest in the Cemetery you are most welcome to join our small group. That interest may be through the history of the Town and Cemetery, the sites flora, fauna and wildlife, because you find the Cemetery a nice place to walk, because you have a loved one there, or for many other reasons. 

The aim of the Friends is to assist the Town Council with services and functions over and above what the Council can normally provide. Past projects have included helping members of the public, through trained bereavement councillors, the publishing of a book of poems and passages, called “The Comfort book”, assisting with tracing family graves, placing flowers on the Memorial to the Fallen, and providing support and information to enable the Chapel to be converted in to the Cemetery Interpretation Centre. It is hoped that the Centre itself will be manned, at least some of the time by the Friends, enabling visitors to the Cemetery to be able to read and perhaps understand a little more about the Cemetery, its history, the customs associated with bereavement, the famous people buried there and the plants and animals that can be found there.

Laurence Goff – Friends of Newark Cemetery Chairman.  We will hold our next meeting Wednesday 4th July 2012.  To be held at Newark town hall in the Pickin room, arrival at 5:30pm and will start at 6pm.

All welcome

Marian Quant – Secretary

Michael Wright – Treasurer

 

Laurence Goff Chairman Friends of Newark Cemetery

 

Newark Cemetery has two former Chapels Which Were Open In 1856. New Place As An Interpretation Centre for Friends of Newark Cemetery Volunteer group.

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At British Commonwealth and Polish War Grave since 2nd World War.  Polish forces around the world By the end of the Second World War there were nearly a quarter of a million Poles in the Polish Armed Forces serving under British command. Today the Commission cares for the graves of nearly 4,500 Polish servicemen and women in 35 countries around the world. The highest concentration of commemorations can be found in the United Kingdom, where over 2,100 Poles are commemorated from Scotland to Cornwall in 244 different locations. In particular, nearly 400 casualties are commemorated in Newark-upon-Trent. There were a number of RAF stations within a few miles of Newark from which several Polish squadrons operated, and a special plot on the eastern side Newark-upon-Trent Cemetery was set aside for RAF burials. The plot includes a memorial cross to the Polish airmen buried here which was unveiled in 1941 by President Raczkiewicz, ex-President of the Polish Republic and head of the war-time Polish Government in London, supported by General Wladyslaw Sikorski, Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Forces and war time Polish Prime Minister. Both men subsequently died and were buried at the foot of the Polish Memorial, until their remains were Newark-upon-Trent Cemetery repatriated back to Poland  on the 17th September 1993.

John Henry Green grave died at age 55 when Ransome and Marles’ Factory was Bombed, we will Remember the 41 that died in Newark-On-Trent with 29 men and 12 women were killed with a further 165 being injured. Newark was attacked regularly because of its significance to airfields and war work carried out within the area. The most significant attack was on Friday, 7th March 1941 when two German planes dropped a series of bombs on and around Ransome and Marles who made ball bearings for naval gun turrets. A total of 41 people were killed with a further 165 being injured.

From the Nottingham Evening Post ,Tuesday 6th June 2010 with Laurence Goff and Chris Grant who Father died when he was age 5 in the Ransome and Marles bombing. Newark was attacked regularly because of its significance to airfields and war work carried out within the area. The most significant attack was on Friday, 7th March 1941 when two German planes dropped a series of 10 bombs on and around Ransome and Marles who made ball bearings for naval gun turrets. A total of 41 people were killed with a further 165 being injured.

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Lasting Tribute at Newark Cemetery, Nottinghamshire

JOSEPH GILTRAP 1785-1869

Serving his home town on the Borough

council and a Newark  Magistrate was a joy.

He died age 84 on 15th March 1869

Newark-On-Trent

Elected Mayor 1838 and presented

with a portrait of himself which is in the town hall.

He died age 84 on 15th March 1869

Our Tribute to General Wladyslaw Sikorski, he requested should he die while Poland was still occupied that would like to be buried alongside his men

in Newark Cemetery died 4th July 1943.

At British Commonwealth and Polish War Grave since 2nd World War. Polish forces around the world, by the end of the Second World War there were nearly a quarter of a million Poles in the Polish Armed Forces serving under British command. Today the Commission cares for the graves of nearly 4,500 Polish servicemen and women in 35 countries around the world. The highest concentration of commemorations can be found in the United Kingdom, where over 2,100 Poles are commemorated from Scotland to Cornwall in 244 different locations. In particular, nearly 400 casualties are commemorated in Newark-upon-Trent. There were a number of RAF stations within a few miles of Newark from which several Polish squadrons operated, and a special plot on the eastern side Newark-upon-Trent Cemetery was set aside for RAF burials. The plot includes a memorial cross to the Polish airmen buried here which was unveiled in 1941 by President Raczkiewicz, ex-President of the Polish Republic and head of the war-time Polish Government in London, supported by General Wladyslaw Sikorski,

Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Forces and war time Polish Prime Minister. Both men subsequently died and were buried at the foot of the Polish Memorial, until their remains were Newark-upon-Trent Cemetery repatriated back to Poland  on the 17th September 1993. The United Kingdom and Commonwealth graves are marked by traditional Commission headstones, but special headstones to mark the Polish graves have been designed harmonise with the others and can be differentiated by their distinctive pointed tip.

Tribute to General Wladyslaw Sikorski funeral 16th July 1943 at Holy Trinity RC Church will was located on Parliament Street, Newark-On-Trent

Thomas Earp lived amongst his Friends in Newark and Died 100 years ago 17th February 1910 Buried around his Friends  in Newark Cemetery. His  picture also hangs in Newark town hall chamber. Former Liberal member UK Parliament constituency {Newark} from January 31, 1874 – November 24, 1885. Newark town Mayor three times 1869, 1891 and 1892.

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Following the Burial Act of the early 1830’s the Cemetery Committee of Newark Town Council began the search for a piece of land for a cemetery by printing & distributing 200 Handbills “Wanted, in the neighbourhood of Newark, about 5 acres of land suitable for a burial ground.”  Eventually 9 acres of land were purchased from the Earl of Winchlesea and the Committee set up an open competition and invited designs in the forms of drawings and specifications for “roads & paths and laying out and planting a new burial ground containing 6.5 acres, enclosing the ground, building a lodge with entrance gates, building two chapels either separate or attached, with complete fitting and accommodation for not fewer than 50 persons, the total cost not to exceed the sum of £2000. The design incorporated the retention of the Haw – Haw, which was a ditch with one side being retaining wall, used to divide the land without defacing the landscape. This ensured that livestock did not encroach upon the residential environs of the lodge.

The design chosen was by Messers Bellamy & Hardy, Architects of Lincoln and their design was constructed in 1856 by the General Contractor, Mr Whitworth of Newark.

The first stone was laid on 23rd February of 1856

At 10 o’clock the members of the Corporation and Burial Board, ministers of religion and other officials assembled at the Town Hall and formed a procession, the order being, 12 scholars of the Grammar School, Rev J G Bussell (Vicar), Rev T Smith, Curate of Hawton, Rev J Smith, Curate of      St Mary’s, Rev J W K  Disney, Incumbent of Christ Church, four Dissenting Minister, the Chief Constable, Waterton, with the battle-axe, the Police, two Mace-bearers, the Mayor H. Sutton Esq. and J. Branston Esq, the Members of the Burial Board, Members of the Corporation, W. Newton Esq, Clerk to the Board and Town Crier. The procession crossed the Market Place and went by Bridge Street, Carter Gate and Beaumond Street to the Cemetery Site. The Vicar said suitable prayers, speeches were made and the stone laid by Joseph Branston. The first burial in the Cemetery was that of Charles John Nicholson, son of William Newzam Nicholson, Ironmonger of Market Place, Newark on 30^th October 1856.

There have now been 36,000 burials within the cemetery with some Common Graves from the previous two centuries having up to 5 burials in each plot. The Cemetery was not just conceived and built as a memorial and resting place but also as a park for the people of Newark.  It has been extended several times since its opening over 150 years ago and now extends to over 15 acres.

It is also important internationally as it contains a War Graves Cemetery, which includes graves of many Polish airmen, and was the historical burial place of General Sikorski (the wartime leader of Poland) whose body has now been returned to Poland, but whose memorial remains. There is also a Memorial to the Fallen of Newark commemorating, by name, those local military personnel who lost their lives in conflict since 1914.  A further monument to war time confilict is the Air Bridge Monument which remembers the aircrew who died, during world war two, supporting the popular uprising in Warsaw in 1944.  The Cemetery currently has both areas for burials and a Garden of Remembrance for cremated remains.

The Friends of Newark Cemetery start their New Year in a new venue The Friends of Newark Cemetery will hold their  future meetings of 2010 in London Road Cemetery’s freshly refurbished Chapel. This is the eastern Chapel from the main drive from London Road on the left. £50,000 has been spent on bringing the neglected Chapel back into proper use and this is the first time members will have the chance to inspect the work for themselves. The meeting is open to anyone, members or non members, who have an interest in the Cemetery. That interest may be through the history of the Town and Cemetery, the sites flora, fauna and wildlife, because you find the Cemetery a nice place to walk, because you have a loved one there, or for many other reasons. The aim of the Friends is to assist the Town Council with services and functions over and above what the Council can normally provide. Past projects have included helping members of the public, through trained bereavement councillors, the publishing of a book of poems and passages, called “The Comfort book”, assisting with tracing family graves, placing flowers on the Memorial to the Fallen, and providing support and information to enable the Chapel to be converted in to the Cemetery Interpretation Centre. It is hoped that the Centre itself will be manned, at least some of the time by the Friends, enabling visitors to the Cemetery to be able to read and perhaps understand a little more about the Cemetery, its history, the customs associated with bereavement, the famous people buried there and the plants and animals that can be found there. Newark Cemetery Interpretation Centre, just off the main drive of the Cemetery. Parking is available at the Lodge, just off London Road. FRIENDS OF NEWARK CEMETERY

On 29th July 1942 the joy of these young Cadet to go up in an Airplane which was a bomber plane for the very first time with other cadets

I am sorry to say it crashed killing all it’s crew and both cadets all died during his very first flightwith 1260 Squadron during the 2nd World War

just age 16 Air Training Corps Keith P. Wood, RIP

Remembering all those who have fought and those who have died in the service for their country,

Lest We Forget.

From the British Commonwealth, The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), British Royal Air Force (RAF), Canadian (RCAF) New Zealand (RNZAF) and Polish squadrons were formed within the Royal Air Force. Many Polish Airmen were flying Spitfires fighters for Britain’s Royal Force some 423 Polish Airman WHO HAD been buried in Newark cemetery during the 2nd World War.

On 28th April 2007, Richard Todd OBE, officially unveiled the Memorial to the Fallen in Newark Cemetery on London Road. FoNC has decided to see that the memorial has a display of fresh flowers throughout the year. This is planned to start in November; other local organisations, associated with the armed forces, have pledged their support to this initiative.

It now has a Memorial to the Fallen of Newark commemorating those military personnel who lost their lives in conflict since 1914 -1945 and the present day.

Friends of Newark Cemetery  (FoNC)  was started November 2005.  New members are most welcome to join us (FoNC) we will welcome you.

Let’s Remember them

Friends of Newark Cemetery {FoNC} are currently running  these initiatives:

Annual tours and walk about takes place which years by Volunteers.  Nottinghamshire. Friends of  Newark Cemetery 3rd annual open day with walks around the Cemetery by touring the many graves.  We will informing the public of the history of the Polish and Commonwealth War Graves. The history when the cemetery was first opened in 1856. One of our Chapels will be open for the first time since 1977  as a tours and information centre.

Let’s enjoy the beauty of Newark Cemetery grounds with nature and historical walks, displays and exhibition by the War Graves Commission. Plus Competitions name the flowers and birds etc found around our Newark Cemetery.

Throughout the year, Friends group have offered to those mourning loved ones and to other visitors to the Cemetery. Services include bereavement support, help with family history, grave location, history of the Cemetery etc. If you would like to take advantage of these services or if you would like to help provide these services, please contact the Town Council or Friends of Newark Cemetery.

A Comfort Book is being produced, containing poems, quotations and scriptural passages, designed to provide comfort and support to bereaving families. Members of the public have been asked to submit any poems they would like to be included and it is hoped to have the book ready by the end of the year. Any financial contributions towards the cost of printing would be appreciated.

Laurence Goff  Newark Cemetery Nottinghamshire

At British Commonwealth and Polish War Grave since 2nd World War.  Polish forces around the world

By the end of the Second World War there were nearly a quarter of a million Poles in the Polish Armed Forces serving under British command. Today the Commission cares for the graves of nearly 4,500 Polish servicemen and women in 35 countries around the world. The highest concentration of commemorations can be found in the United Kingdom, where over 2,100 Poles are commemorated from Scotland to Cornwall in 244 different locations. In particular, nearly 400 casualties are commemorated in Newark-upon-Trent. There were a number of RAF stations within a few miles of Newark from which several Polish squadrons operated, and a special plot on the eastern side Newark-upon-Trent Cemetery was set aside for RAF burials. The plot includes a memorial cross to the Polish airmen buried here which was unveiled in 1941 by President Raczkiewicz, ex-President of the Polish Republic and head of the war-time Polish Government in London, supported by General Wladyslaw Sikorski, Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Forces and war time Polish Prime Minister. Both men subsequently died and were buried at the foot of the Polish Memorial, until their remains were Newark-upon-Trent Cemetery repatriated back to Poland  on the 17th September 1993. Polish headstones

The United Kingdom and Commonwealth graves are marked by traditional Commission headstones, but special headstones to mark the Polish graves have been designed harmonise with the others and can be differentiated by their distinctive pointed tip .

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Remembrance held at Newark Cemetery, Nottinghamshire

On 29th July 1942 the  joy of these young Cadet to go up in an Airplane which was a bomber plane for the very first time with other cadets. I am sorry to say  it crashed killing all it’s crew and  both  cadets all died during  his very first flight with 1260 Squadron during the 2nd World War just age 16 Air Training Corps Keith R. Couzin-Wood, RIP.

Honouring lives of past cadets

 

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Air cadet Joe Parkes (14) of Newark 1260 Squadron, lays a wreath at the grave of Keith Couzin-Wood, who was killed in a plane crash, aged 16, in 1942. – 260708MAT2-10

Two former air cadets from different eras were remembered during a service at Newark Cemetery on Saturday.

Air cadets, led by, left, Flight-lieutenant Mark Edwards and Pilot Officer Nick Squire, of the Newark squadron, march to the war graves section at Newark Cemetery. – 260708MAT2-16

Fourteen members of 1260 Squadron Newark Air Training Corps marched to the war graves, where the Newark team curate, the Rev Tim Pownall-Jones, led a service at the grave of Keith Couzin-Wood.

The service followed research by the cadets into the plane crash that killed him, aged 16, on July 29, 1942.

Keith, who was on his first flight, was in an RAF Hampden bomber from 408 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, when it stalled and crashed soon after take off from RAF Balderton.

The crew, who also included another cadet, Geoffrey Hughes of Chesterfield, and two flying officers, were all killed.

It is hoped the memorial service, on the Saturday closest to Keith’s death, could become an annual event.

Mr Pownall-Jones said: “Those young men stood out because of their uniform and what that uniform still represents.

“The young men and women here today are champions of the same core values of the services.”

He said the values were teamwork, initiative, dedication and being young at heart, and that the first letters of those words spelt tidy. He said when the cadets checked their uniforms were tidy they should think of those values.

Cadet Andrew Tallis (13) lays a wreath in memory of Sergeant Michael Patton. – 260708MAT2-5

During a minute’s silence flags were lowered by corporal Sam Parkes (16) and Mr Robert Doyle, the standard bearer for Newark Royal British Legion.

Mrs Karen Grayson, the mother of a current cadet, Kristian Grayson, read a poem called Somebody’s Darling.

Cadet Joe Parkes (14) laid a wreath.

The Mayor of Newark, Mr Harry Molyneux, said: “The youngsters wanted to serve their country but little did they know what could happen to them. They were very brave.”

Keith was from Leigh-on-Sea and his father’s family were from Southwell and Normanton. The cadets tracked down Keith’s nephew, who is in his seventies and lives in Australia.

One of the pallbearers at Keith’s funeral was Mr Jack Stringer (85) of Grosvenor Road, Balderton. He was unable to attend the ceremony due to illness and was represented by his wife, Mrs Irene Stringer (83).

She said her husband, who was a corporal in the RAF stationed at Balderton, was sorry he could not be there.

The cadets also honoured Sergeant Michael Patton, a former cadet of the Newark squadron, who died in September 1996 when he fell from an RAF helicopter during an exercise over south Wales.

Cadet Andrew Tallis (13) laid a wreath beside a memorial tree and plaque for Sergeant Patton near the London Road entrance to the cemetery.

Mr Patton’s niece, Miss Natalie Henstock (24) of Newark, represented his family.

She said her grandparents, Mr and Mrs Brian Patton, of Bathley, who are Mr Patton’s parents, and her mother, Ruth Hughes, of William Street, Newark, who is Mr Patton’s sister, were unable to attend.

Mr Patton’s father-in-law, Mr Chris Grant, of The Park, Newark, attended along with his wife, Mrs Doreen Grant.

The cadets, who meet at their Sherwood Avenue headquarters on Tuesdays and Thursdays, are looking for adult helpers.

Cadets prepare to mark anniversary

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Former members of a group first set up to help boys prepare for life in the RAF are being invited to help mark the movement’s 70th anniversary. The Air Training Corps (ATC) was founded on February 5, 1941, and the Newark and Dstrict squadron was set up just over a month later, on March 18. The initial aim was to train boys from 16 years-old for service in the RAF and the Fleet Air Arm. At Newark, the commanding officer was the head of the Magnus Grammar School, the Rev Campbell Miller, MA and the squadron met at the school. The squadron now meets in a building behind Sherwood House, Sherwood Avenue, and has evolved Members of Newark ATC planning to mark the group’s 70th anniversary are, left to right, Corporal Sonny Labrooy, Corporal Willem Lewis Henderson, 15, Cadet Jacob Hopewell, 14, Cadet Blake Chapman, 15, Cadet Sam Roberts, 14, Cadet Jonathan Blundell, 15, Cadet Rebecca Wright, 14, and Cadet Amy Moir, 14. to become a youth organisation, not just a way to prepare for the RAF, although that is still an aim for some ATC members. The chairman of the squadron’s civilian committee, Mr Graham Would, said: “It’s run as a charity so, although the Ministry of Defence supplies us and helps us with premises and uniforms and considers us a very good introduction before joining the RAF, the main aim is to help youth development. “The cadets get to do things like flying and gliding and they can do examinations in that, and we also run the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme. We do lots of other activities as well so it’s not just learning about the Air Force.” The squadron’s executive officer, Flying Officer Nick Squire, said one of the main changes in the last 70 years was that girls could now join. He said: “Another main difference between the ATC then and now is that the range of activities we can offer youngsters has changed massively.” Flying Officer Squire said the ATC offered young people somewhere where they could be themselves. He said: “We tell them that if they think of something they really want to do we will try to help them to do it. “We are not an armed youth club. We are an organisation for air-minded youth and more.” James Beeching, 16, who became a cadet three years ago, said he hoped to join the RAF. He said: “I enjoy learning about the Air Force and just being here and getting the opportunities I do to shoot, fly and everything else. It’s also helped a lot with my confidence.” The squadron hopes to mark its anniversary in the summer with a service at Newark Parish Church followed by a reception at the Town Hall. Mr Would hoped as many former members as possible, plus current cadets and their families, would attend. The squadron is looking for pictures or memorabilia from the last 70 years, in particular the committee documents from the founding of the group. Anyone interested in attending the celebrations or who has memorabilia should contact the squadron through its website www.1260sqn.co.uk Full story

CORNELIUS BROWN Former  History of Newark  writer, The Advertiser Editor for 33 years  CORNELIUS BROWN was born at Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, on March 5th, 1852. He chose the profession of journalism, and early in life entered the office of The Nottingham Daily Guardian. Here he came under the influence of men well known in the world of letters, and in daily contact with such literary mentors and friends, he possessed undoubted advantages, which his studious and observant nature enabled him to turn to good account. Antiquarian and historical subjects possessed an attraction for him, and he started in the Guardian a column of “Notes and Queries,” which he subsequently edited under the happy alliterative title, “Notes about Notts.” In 1874 Mr. Brown was appointed Editor of The Newark Advertiser, which he conducted up to the time of his death with marked ability and erudition. Of his literary work, besides special articles contributed to various journals, the following were issued in book form “Notes about Notts.” (1874), “The Annals of Newark” (1879), “The Worthies of Notts.” (1882), “An Appreciative Life of the Earl of Beaconsfield,”

“True Stories of the Reign of Queen Victoria” (1886), “A History of Nottinghamshire” (1891), and “A History of Newark” in two volumes (1905 and 1907). This last self-imposed task occupied all his spare time and energy for fifteen long years, and in his own words:

Thomas Earp Grave

THOMAS EARP LIVED IN THE WHITE HOUSE LOCATED AT 48 MILL GATE, NEWARK

NEAR HIS FORMER  NEIGHBOURS NEXT DOOR OF WILLIAM CUBLEY 50-52 MILL GATE AND JOSEPH GILSTRAPS WHO ALSO LIVED  NEAR BY AT 109 MILL GATE, NEWARK ALL THREE WERE MAYORS OF NEWARK

Street named after him near Magnus School

Thomas Earp Lived, worked and died in his  lovely  Town call Newark-On-Trent

THOMAS EARP FORMER GRAND OLD HOUSE AT 84 MILL GATE, NEWARK

LIVED IN THE WHITE HOUSE - 84  MILL GATE, NEWARK

THOMAS EARP DIED 100 YEARS AGO

Former Newark Town Mayor 3 times.  Died 17th February 1910, Accomplishing an aim or purpose. This distinguish gentleman of his time  lived next door to William Cubley 50-52 Mill Gate, Newark

William Cubley grand old house lived next door to to Thomas Earp at 50-52 Mill Gate, Newark

THOMAS EARP FORMER NEWARK MP FROM 1874-1885 – NEWARK TOWN MAYOR 1869, 1891 AND 1892. DIED  ON THE    17th  FEBRUARY 1910 AGE 79. BURIED 100 YEARS AGO IN NEWARK CEMETERY UK IN 1910

A former MP for Newark  and Town Mayor 3 times Mr Thomas Earp picture is found on the wall inside Newark town Hall Chambers.  He entered Parliament on 31 January 1874 — General election; Left Parliament on 18th November  1885. Died 17th February 1910 which coming up to 100 years buried in Newark  Cemetery among his friends.

Many Commonwealth helped like Australia, Canada and New Zealand with other Nations are buried from the 2nd World War at Newark Cemetery UK.

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General Sikorski the wartime leader of the Polish Government in exile

met his death in an air crash at Gibraltar on the evening of 4th July 1943.

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(FoNC) instigated and organised the 150th Anniversary of the Cemetery. The event took place on the 7th October 2006 and was opened by the Mayor of Newark. There were displays from Bereavement Groups and the War Graves Commission. There were historical trails and wildlife displays. FONC also hold a yearly Open Day to include both Historical and Wildlife Trails.

Snowy Newark Cemetery Thursday  5th February 2009

By the end of the Second World War there were nearly a quarter of a million Poles in the Polish Armed Forces serving under British command. Today the Commission cares for the graves of nearly 4,500 Polish servicemen and women in 35 countries around the world. The highest concentration of commemorations can be found in the United Kingdom, where over 2,100 Poles are commemorated from Scotland to Cornwall in 244 different locations. In particular, nearly 400 casualties are commemorated in Newark-upon-Trent. There were a number of RAF stations within a few miles of Newark from which several Polish squadrons operated, and a special plot on the eastern side Newark-upon-Trent Cemetery was set aside for RAF burials. The plot includes a memorial cross to the Polish airmen buried here which was unveiled in 1941 by President Raczkiewicz, ex-President of the Polish Republic and head of the war-time Polish Government in London, supported by General Wladyslaw Sikorski, Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Forces and war time Polish Prime Minister. Both men subsequently died and were buried at the foot of the Polish Memorial, until their remains were Newark-upon-Trent Cemetery repatriated back to Poland on the 17th September 1993.

On the last Sunday in September each year the Airbridge special Memorial near the Polish War Graves takes place from members across the UK and Poland come to this annual visit, starting at 1:30pm Main gate on London Road, Newark.

All Souls is also an event that is held on the last Sunday. October each year organised by the Polish Air Force Association. This takes place at 3pm from London Road car park of the Newark Cemetery with a parade of standards With the Newark Town Mayor with members of the UK and Polish supporters with hundreds parading to the large Memorial cross to the Polish and Commonwealth War Graves Section.

Many Polish Airmen were flying Spitfires fighters for Britain’s Royal Force during the Battle of Britain. Let’s paid tribute to the contribution made by Polish Airmen. By the end of the war, 17,000 Polish pilots and ground crew members had formed 14 squadron in RAF.

We will Remember them

Newark Cemetery, Newark, Nottinghamshire UK

NEWARK CEMETERY MAIN ARCH 1856 WITH TWO CHAPELS AT EACH END. 

Let’s remember them as we pass by our Newark Cemetery. As you are now so once were many good people that are buried to all and see. You must not be forgotten, are you prepare to help and follow in my foot steps to help save guard our Newark Cemetery. Many trying to found a grave which might be unreadable. FoNC have planted  Spring bulbs for the last few years around the Chapel, cleaned memorials and benches and have organised nature and historical tours of the Cemetery.

Flowers, were plants from bulk seeds by Friends of Newark Cemetery for the last 4 years since 2005.

£50,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for the proposed Chapel Interpretation Centre, at the Cemetery, which would ultimately be the home of (FoNC) Friends of Newark Cemetery .

On 28th April 2007, Richard Todd OBE, officially unveiled the Memorial to the Fallen in Newark Cemetery on London Road. FoNC has decided to see that the memorial has a display of fresh flowers throughout the year. This is planned to start in November; other local organisations, associated with the armed forces, have pledged their support to this initiative.

We look forward to hearing from anyone interested in helping to improve the services and facilities of the cemetery. Members of the public are welcome to attend and register their willingness to join the friends group at our regular meetings.

Our next meeting  will be held on a Wednesday 4th July 2012 at Newark  town hall  at 5:45pm in the Pickin room

You are most welcome to become a Friends of Newark Cemetery.

Newark Cemetery  group was setup by  few volunteers November 2005

Laurence Goff  has taken these photo over the last few years which has been a joy.

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FRIENDS OF NEWARK CEMETERY NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

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LAURENCE GOFF

Friends of Newark Cemetery  Chairman and Publicity

Newark Cemetery Nottinghamshire, memorial website

This memorial website has been put together in the public interest. It has been dedicated to the thousands of people who final resting place is in our beautiful and historic Cemetery for over 150 years since 1856.

Newark Cemetery, London Road, Newark-On-Trent, Nottinghamshire

Newark Cemetery is located on London Road, NG24 1SQ

Laurence Goff visiting Newark Cemetery graves of Ransome & Marles

people that were killed,  when on that Friday the 7th March 1941 10 bombs

hit the factory.

Friday 7th March 1941 bombing, we will remember them.  Their ultimate sacrifice to work in dangerous places, during the  2nd world war will not be in vain. We are very grateful to Newark Town Council and NSK Europe, formerly known as Ransome and Marles, who will finally commemorate the bombing of their factory with a memorial. This memorial will be mounted on top of a wooden box which will have the names of the 41 people who were killed embossed on it, along with a plate describing its purpose. On top will take the form of a large chrome-plated bearing. A public ceremony will be organised for the installation of the memorial at Newark Town Hall on 7th march 2011.

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On that afternoon the first air raid siren alert was sounded at 13.35 and five minutes later an enemy Heinkel 111 made its first pass over the factory at 1,000 feet. Four 500 lb bombs were dropped on the works and the bombs detonated. Two hit the factory, one hit the edge of the works and another hit the works shelter at the back of Stanley Street. The plane then turned west and circled around before dropping one 1,000 lb bomb which failed to explode. This was a big part of our history during the Second Word War, with the most loss of life, with 41 killed and another 165 injured.

Newark Cemetery Nottinghamshire

Young People Remember them at the Memorial to the Fallen at Newark Cemetery.

Memorial to the Fallen of Newark commemorating those military personnel who lost their

lives in conflict since 1914.

Our spiritual Angle believed to act for us, A time to pray for our loss friends. Many believe

that these supernatural beings watch over us and can also come to our spiritual – and even

physical aid.

Newark Cemetery Memorial to the Air Bridge

Many Commonwealth helped like Australian, and other Nations are buried from the 2nd World War at Newark Cemetery UK. British Commonwealth helped like RAAF 6 Australians, 44 British servicemen, RCAF 17 Canadian and RNZAF 3 New Zealanders were killed and are buried during the 2nd World War at Newark-On-Trent Cemetery UK.

The Cemetery currently has both areas for burials and a Garden of Remembrance for cremated remains.

Newark Cemetery currently has both areas for burials and a Garden of Remembrance for cremated remains

Snowy Season at Newark Cemetery the main drive coming from London road

Old graves when the Newark Cemetery was open in 1856

The New and the Old Graves

NEWARK CEMETERY, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE UK
Airman from British Commonwealth and Polish during the 2nd World War and more since choose to be buried in Newark Cemetery Nottinghamshire, England.

General Sikorski the wartime leader of the Polish Government in exile met his death in an air crash at Gibraltar on the evening of 4th July 1943  General Sikorski was buried in the Polish part of cemetery in Newark on 16th July, 1943 for 50 years later moved on the 14th September 1993, his remains were brought back to Poland.

Each year British and Polish servicemen honoured at Newark service, candles lit to honour the fallen on the last Sunday in October starting at 3pm from the main gate of Newark Cemetery UK. War veterans and civic dignitaries attended a service on Sunday to honour the Polish servicemen who died during the 2nd World War. Lighting of candles were lit on each of the Polish graves at Newark Cemetery. During the service, conducted in both Polish and English, to mark All Souls Day.

Over 400 Polish are buried in Newark Cemetery during the 2nd world war

Casualty DetailsPte..Robert Hawthorn..16th Bn Cheshire Regiment..Attd 12th Entrenching Bn.
Name: HAWTHORN, ROBERT
Initials: R 
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Cheshire Regiment
Unit Text: 16th Bn.
Secondary Unit Text: attd. 12th Entrenching Bn.
Age: 22
Date of Death: 28/03/1918
Service No: 61971
Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hawthorn, of 31, Molyneux St., Derby Rd., Bootle Liverpool.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: P. VII. H. 9A.
Cemetery: ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUE

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Memory to the fallen Lance Corporal Ivano ‘Sean’ Violino, age 29 his good name has been added RIP. He went to school in Newark-On-Trent and whose family still live in the town. He was killed in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, on September 17, 2007

Memory to Lance Corporal Ivano ‘Sean’ Violino Help for Heroes which was taken in Newark Market Place, we will Remember

Cornelius Brown Historian of Newark-On-Trent, died over a 100 years ago in 1907, we will Remember him.

Cornelius Brown Historian of Newark-On-Trent, and local Editor of The Newark Advertiser for 33 years

Waitrose Supermarket, Newark green token collection for the Month of January 2011

Friends of Newark Cemetery are very grateful to Waitrose Supermarket, Newark one of three boxes has been dedicated to our group when customers can choose Friends of Newark Cemetery with green token.

The money collected will go towards a number of worthy causes that the Friends are assisting with in the Cemetery. Such as:-

Better signage to enable visitors to find the graves of their relatives and notable residents of the town.

Exhibitions and the development of “interactive” days using the resources available in the recently refurbished Cemetery Chapel.

Grave searches.

History trails.

Wildlife and natural habitat studies.

To forge stronger, mutually beneficial links with other Friends groups, voluntary groups, schools etc in the town.

The Friends already provide a permanent floral tribute on the Memorial to the fallen and are now on the second reprint of the “Comfort Book”. A small publication of poems and verses distributed to the bereaved through a number of outlets in the town.

During the Month of January 2011, Waitrose customers can give their support to Friends of Newark Cemetery with Green token. Waitrose store operate a system whereby whenever you go through one of their tills in the store, you are given a green plastic token.  Near the exit are three boxes, each dedicated to a different charity.  The customer puts the green token in the box of their choice.  At the end of the month, the boxes are opened and each of the three charities gets a share of £1000. Their share being equivalent to the ratio of tokens in their box. We are grateful throughout January 2011, one of the three boxes has been dedicated to the Friends of Newark Cemetery.

We would be grateful for your help in putting the word out.

Our next Friends of Newark Cemetery meeting on Wednesday

26th January 2011 will be held at Newark town hall, Pickin Room at 5:30pm.

All welcome, best wishes for 2011.

Laurence Goff

Chairman until our AGM 30th March 2011 to be held at Newark Town Hall

Friends of Newark Cemetery

Laurence Goff

This website has been set up as a means of further promoting our Newark Cemetery and encouraging interested people to join the tribute. Together as a fitting tribute who resting place is at Newark Cemetery.

Our beautiful and historic Newark Cemetery, London Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire for over 150 years

This memorial website is Laurence Goff personal views, I have put it together and do not represent Newark Town Council . It dedicated to the thousands of  people since 1856.  Many are happy to have a resting place at Newark Cemetery for all to see and view. Having a means of further promoting Newark cemetery, and encouraging interested people to join the tribute. This is a privately owned and maintained, not-for-profit, website which is supported privately, the content here is solely the responsibility of Laurence Goff.

Laurence Goff

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