Bernard preparing a report for the Chippenham News paper in 1982
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Modern Box Clubs: From Our Local Correspondent, Bernard Lovell Alan Payne Research courtesy Julia Romain and Cliff Lovell, with thanks to Chippenham News Photos Julia Romain and Cliff Lovell, unless stated otherwise June 2020 In 1968, Rev Tom Selwyn-Smith wrote "Very little is ever written of Box in the local press, except some tragedy or criminal proceedings".[1] Almost single-handedly, Bernard Lovell changed all that with his contributions as the local newspaper correspondent for the Chippenham News and the Bath Evening Chronicle after 1962, reporting on local organisations for the next twenty years. His reports were marked by courtesy, faithful reporting and impartiality. For readers, his words came through with clarity and enthusiasm and helped to promote a community spirit in the village which we still enjoy. This article extracts details from his reports on clubs that interested him. |
Post-war Clubs
The early years after the Second World War had a number of clubs and organisations no longer considered necessary in the village. These were partly self-help groups alleviating the austerity measures after the war, such as the Box and Kingsdown Coal Club which had been a community effort to relieve the cost of coal-powered heating and cooking operated since 1890.
The general availability of electricity brought about the club's demise in 1954.[2] Some vestiges of wartime sentiment remained, however, and the Box Common Good Society was formed in the face of Cold War fears of another world war in April 1960.[3]
It was reformed in 1963 as the Box Civic Society with the aim of stimulating interests in village history and records, protecting its buildings of beauty historic interest and preserving open spaces and footpaths. The society sought to protect residents from smoke, noise and other nuisances arising from industrial premises or otherwise. Founded by Commander Philip Wainwright of
1 The Market Place, its commendable intentions faded away and its objectives taken over by other groups and the local council.
In the place of these Victorian and wartime clubs, new leisure organisations emerged, such as the Allotments and Gardens Society started in December 1955 by AE Bird of 9 Brunel Way and FS Strange of 11 Barn Piece.[4] Anacronistic to the modern residential character of the village was the formation of the Box Horse Show in 1945. Started by Eric Bayliss and Bill Peter it was held for over a decade in Lower Mead Field (now known as Horse Field) over the By Brook at the foot of Valens Terrace,
with support and enthusiasm from Olympic showjumper Pat Smythe.
One of the main objectives of the post-war era was to organise activities for the children and youth of the village after the hardships of wartime deprivations. Throughout the 1900s, groups such as Scouts, Cubs, Guides and Brownies remained the staple organisations for young people but these increasingly catered for the post-war generation.[5] New groups emerged for young people who had experienced wartime such as the Box Boys Club, which was started in the mid-1950s as an adventure club and evolved into a teenage skiffle and rock-and-roll project with some considerable fame as the Woodchucks, later called the Four Specs. The girls meanwhile had their own non-religious group called the Girls Friendly Society which concentrated on handcraft activities, dancing and singing, often performing in nearby Eisteddfords.
The early years after the Second World War had a number of clubs and organisations no longer considered necessary in the village. These were partly self-help groups alleviating the austerity measures after the war, such as the Box and Kingsdown Coal Club which had been a community effort to relieve the cost of coal-powered heating and cooking operated since 1890.
The general availability of electricity brought about the club's demise in 1954.[2] Some vestiges of wartime sentiment remained, however, and the Box Common Good Society was formed in the face of Cold War fears of another world war in April 1960.[3]
It was reformed in 1963 as the Box Civic Society with the aim of stimulating interests in village history and records, protecting its buildings of beauty historic interest and preserving open spaces and footpaths. The society sought to protect residents from smoke, noise and other nuisances arising from industrial premises or otherwise. Founded by Commander Philip Wainwright of
1 The Market Place, its commendable intentions faded away and its objectives taken over by other groups and the local council.
In the place of these Victorian and wartime clubs, new leisure organisations emerged, such as the Allotments and Gardens Society started in December 1955 by AE Bird of 9 Brunel Way and FS Strange of 11 Barn Piece.[4] Anacronistic to the modern residential character of the village was the formation of the Box Horse Show in 1945. Started by Eric Bayliss and Bill Peter it was held for over a decade in Lower Mead Field (now known as Horse Field) over the By Brook at the foot of Valens Terrace,
with support and enthusiasm from Olympic showjumper Pat Smythe.
One of the main objectives of the post-war era was to organise activities for the children and youth of the village after the hardships of wartime deprivations. Throughout the 1900s, groups such as Scouts, Cubs, Guides and Brownies remained the staple organisations for young people but these increasingly catered for the post-war generation.[5] New groups emerged for young people who had experienced wartime such as the Box Boys Club, which was started in the mid-1950s as an adventure club and evolved into a teenage skiffle and rock-and-roll project with some considerable fame as the Woodchucks, later called the Four Specs. The girls meanwhile had their own non-religious group called the Girls Friendly Society which concentrated on handcraft activities, dancing and singing, often performing in nearby Eisteddfords.
"Young lovers" (???) Jill Banks and David Ibberson in the 1981 Scout Show (courtesy Jill and Ron Banks)
Sporting Life in 1960s
Bernard started reporting in 1962, at a time before the Beatles became famous, and Harold Wilson was yet to lead the Labour Party. His main interest was social clubs for adults in the village often for an age group of early 20s up to middle age.
Bernard tried to report on all happenings in Box, attending sports events, Parish Council meetings, jumble sales, church fetes and school concerts and woe betide if he left any villager’s name out of a particular event. His praise for the work of others was always unstinting. A good example of his enthusiastic, encouraging commentary was in his report about the Box Cricket Club’s AGM in April 1965: Red Letter Day at Box – The village team’s opening match will have special significance – the opening of a new pavilion, a building which would be the envy of many bigger clubs. Box Cricket Club is blessed by having such an enthusiastic band of voluntary helpers, experts in their respective building crafts, who by their own special contributions have cut the cost of this really lovely pavilion by thousands of pounds.[6]
Formation of the Bowls Club
In the library of the Bingham Hall in 1968 a new Bowling Club was formed using the new flat six rink bowling green recently completed on the Box Recreation Field. The council agreed a temporary hut until such time as a pavilion could be built.[7]
Box Parish Council sanctioned Sunday matches for the Bowls Club on the Rec in 1969, which was novel at the time, twenty-five years before shops were allowed to open on Sundays and thirty years before all pubs could sell alcohol in Wales. The Bowls Club badge was finalised to include the mitre and sword of St Thomas à Becket and an “L” signifying that Box was the 50th Wiltshire Bowls Club.[8] A mini-Fayre was held in the Bingham Hall organised by the social committee of the Bowling Club to raise funds and encourage members which raised £56.[9] This was followed by an end-of-season dance held in Cheney Court with 70 members and friends attending.[10]
By May 1969, Bernard was able to report Box has new Bowling Green.[11] Membership was going well and all seemed well but it wasn’t to be. Within a year Bernard had to write about a very depressing picture because the new green had deteriorated badly in the first years. In 1969 fixtures were abandoned mid-way through the season and at the 1970 Annual General Meeting it was decided that the state of the green on the Recreation Field is so bad that they had to cancel all their league fixtures for the coming season.[12] Thanks to the work of Norman Miles, groundsman for the council, the green had been improved sufficiently for the club to enter the Chippenham Division of the Wilts League.[13] Unfortunately, many players had drifted away over the period of closure and, in reporting a Bowls Club Shake Away the Blues event, Bernard reported 16 defeats out of 20 games in 1971.[14] Fortunately, the social side went well with over 80 members and friends attending the third annual dinner and dance at Cheney Court, Ditteridge under chairman George Greenman, 1971 president Don Sloper and 1972 president Hugh Ferguson.
Cricket Club
It was all-change in Box Cricket Club as it approached its centenary. Mrs Hugh Nicholson (granddaughter of George Wilbraham Northey) was elected president of the club after Sir Armand’s death in 1964, keeping continuity (for the club) with the Northey family’s tradition.[15] Unfortunately it was short-term and in 1969 Lieutenant-Colonel EGV (Eddie) Northey of Malmesbury was appointed patron of club on Mrs Nicholson’s death.[16] Eddie Northey was the eldest son of Major-General Sir Edward Northey and the head of the family after the death of Sir Armand. A new pavilion was erected in 1965 (the one restored in 2019) at a cost of £1,700 of which £300 still needed to be raised.[17] To mark the occasion, Box’s most recognised cricketer JCW MacBryan (who played for Somerset and England) attended a celebratory luncheon. Not everything altered, however, and long-serving players and officials, Hubert Sawyer and Phil Lambert, were elected life members and club scorer, Jim Shannon, was appointed club archivist with the records stored in the scorer’s room in the pavilion.[18]
The club was in good shape approaching its centenary in 1970. Don Bradfield, club president, led a pilgrimage back to Chequers Inn to recall the founding of the club there on 27 April 1870.[19] Bernard recalled that George Wilbraham Northey had served as president for 26 years and Major-General Sir Edward Northey for 35 years. Cecil Lambert remembered that, after World War I, the family disposed of Farm Mead and wrote into the deeds a 60-year renewable lease for the club, which was carried forward when Mr Kidston donated the ground. A cricket week was organised in June to celebrate the 100th anniversary of club’s formation.[20] There was a sombre note, however, when Bernard recorded the death of Taffy Boulton, one of the club’s vice presidents.[21]
On the cricket pitch, the club had some most successful years, and scores of up to 400 runs were a regular occurrence.
In 1967 the Box and Chippenham match amassed 394 runs in just 275 minutes.[22] In 1971 John Harris scored over 1,000 runs, Ron Low took 16 catches and 16-year-old Graham Fletcher took 37 wickets.[23] In 1976 four members of the Cogswell family were playing for the club, duplicating the achievements of the Benjamin family many years earlier.[24]
Bernard started reporting in 1962, at a time before the Beatles became famous, and Harold Wilson was yet to lead the Labour Party. His main interest was social clubs for adults in the village often for an age group of early 20s up to middle age.
Bernard tried to report on all happenings in Box, attending sports events, Parish Council meetings, jumble sales, church fetes and school concerts and woe betide if he left any villager’s name out of a particular event. His praise for the work of others was always unstinting. A good example of his enthusiastic, encouraging commentary was in his report about the Box Cricket Club’s AGM in April 1965: Red Letter Day at Box – The village team’s opening match will have special significance – the opening of a new pavilion, a building which would be the envy of many bigger clubs. Box Cricket Club is blessed by having such an enthusiastic band of voluntary helpers, experts in their respective building crafts, who by their own special contributions have cut the cost of this really lovely pavilion by thousands of pounds.[6]
Formation of the Bowls Club
In the library of the Bingham Hall in 1968 a new Bowling Club was formed using the new flat six rink bowling green recently completed on the Box Recreation Field. The council agreed a temporary hut until such time as a pavilion could be built.[7]
Box Parish Council sanctioned Sunday matches for the Bowls Club on the Rec in 1969, which was novel at the time, twenty-five years before shops were allowed to open on Sundays and thirty years before all pubs could sell alcohol in Wales. The Bowls Club badge was finalised to include the mitre and sword of St Thomas à Becket and an “L” signifying that Box was the 50th Wiltshire Bowls Club.[8] A mini-Fayre was held in the Bingham Hall organised by the social committee of the Bowling Club to raise funds and encourage members which raised £56.[9] This was followed by an end-of-season dance held in Cheney Court with 70 members and friends attending.[10]
By May 1969, Bernard was able to report Box has new Bowling Green.[11] Membership was going well and all seemed well but it wasn’t to be. Within a year Bernard had to write about a very depressing picture because the new green had deteriorated badly in the first years. In 1969 fixtures were abandoned mid-way through the season and at the 1970 Annual General Meeting it was decided that the state of the green on the Recreation Field is so bad that they had to cancel all their league fixtures for the coming season.[12] Thanks to the work of Norman Miles, groundsman for the council, the green had been improved sufficiently for the club to enter the Chippenham Division of the Wilts League.[13] Unfortunately, many players had drifted away over the period of closure and, in reporting a Bowls Club Shake Away the Blues event, Bernard reported 16 defeats out of 20 games in 1971.[14] Fortunately, the social side went well with over 80 members and friends attending the third annual dinner and dance at Cheney Court, Ditteridge under chairman George Greenman, 1971 president Don Sloper and 1972 president Hugh Ferguson.
Cricket Club
It was all-change in Box Cricket Club as it approached its centenary. Mrs Hugh Nicholson (granddaughter of George Wilbraham Northey) was elected president of the club after Sir Armand’s death in 1964, keeping continuity (for the club) with the Northey family’s tradition.[15] Unfortunately it was short-term and in 1969 Lieutenant-Colonel EGV (Eddie) Northey of Malmesbury was appointed patron of club on Mrs Nicholson’s death.[16] Eddie Northey was the eldest son of Major-General Sir Edward Northey and the head of the family after the death of Sir Armand. A new pavilion was erected in 1965 (the one restored in 2019) at a cost of £1,700 of which £300 still needed to be raised.[17] To mark the occasion, Box’s most recognised cricketer JCW MacBryan (who played for Somerset and England) attended a celebratory luncheon. Not everything altered, however, and long-serving players and officials, Hubert Sawyer and Phil Lambert, were elected life members and club scorer, Jim Shannon, was appointed club archivist with the records stored in the scorer’s room in the pavilion.[18]
The club was in good shape approaching its centenary in 1970. Don Bradfield, club president, led a pilgrimage back to Chequers Inn to recall the founding of the club there on 27 April 1870.[19] Bernard recalled that George Wilbraham Northey had served as president for 26 years and Major-General Sir Edward Northey for 35 years. Cecil Lambert remembered that, after World War I, the family disposed of Farm Mead and wrote into the deeds a 60-year renewable lease for the club, which was carried forward when Mr Kidston donated the ground. A cricket week was organised in June to celebrate the 100th anniversary of club’s formation.[20] There was a sombre note, however, when Bernard recorded the death of Taffy Boulton, one of the club’s vice presidents.[21]
On the cricket pitch, the club had some most successful years, and scores of up to 400 runs were a regular occurrence.
In 1967 the Box and Chippenham match amassed 394 runs in just 275 minutes.[22] In 1971 John Harris scored over 1,000 runs, Ron Low took 16 catches and 16-year-old Graham Fletcher took 37 wickets.[23] In 1976 four members of the Cogswell family were playing for the club, duplicating the achievements of the Benjamin family many years earlier.[24]
Left to Right Back row: R Hulbert (scorer), A Kerr, A Joy, C Taylor, J Tooth, A Guy, G Burns, J Hope (umpire).
Front row: P Dove-Meadows, G Hayward, E Martell, J Drury, D Rodgers (courtesy Mike Warren)
Several younger players were active on the field. Ron Low topped the batting averages with 40 runs and season’s total of 900 runs.[25] Graham Fletcher’s bowling inspired the team as did John Harris’ wicketkeeping. Ted Simpkins had been Box’s dependable umpire. Graham Cogswell reported on the Second XI as having won 15, drawn 9 and lost 5. Roger Rebbeck had led the bowling averages. Sixteen-year-old Duncan Cogswell scored a brilliant century, the only one scored by a Second Eleven player for many years. Mike Warren managed the Junior Eleven which had won the Wilts League Junior Cup for the second year in succession and were elected to represent Wiltshire in the South-West Cup, coming fifth. Eric Martell had arranged the fixture list and tour of Sussex. The club was also full of experienced administrators: patron Col EGV Northey, president Phil Lambert, chairman Nigel Bence, trustees John Henry Walter (Jack) Tottle, Hubert Sawyer, secretary Alec Cogswell, treasurer Andrew Kerr, Trevor Cross, Eric Martell, Terry Jefford, Matt Robson. A mention was made of the work of Nigel Bence who celebrated his 50th anniversary as a member in 1981.[26]
Box Rifle Club
Bernard was keenly interested in the Rifle Club and diligently reported its activities in the 1960s and 70s and frequently reported on its history. In 1965 president Cecil Lambert celebrated 45 years with club having been elected secretary when demobilised after WW1 and served as chairman since 1949.[27] Phil Martin recalled a brief history of the club. Formed about 1913, it had a good following until the 1920s, then the slump came, when the club was virtually non-existent. Cecil Lambert, president, reformed the club in 1941 for Home Guard training during the war. It was very successful and had a membership of 40. In 1947 Graham Eyles became secretary.[28] Graham Eyles celebrated 15 years’ service as secretary in 1968 and then became chairman for 7 years after 1969 until A Haddrell succeeded him.[29]
One thing concerned members in the 1970s more than anything else – how to rebuild the club house. Roger Oliver had organised many improvements to the range but Philip Martin reported that the previous firing range had been in use since before 1913, made of wood and corrugated sheeting and, over the years, had become very dilapidated. Philip spoke about continuing maintenance of the old building being like throwing money down the drain.[30] In 1971 the club applied for grants to rebuild the rifle range at a cost of £1,500.[31] The new range was built in sections, erected by members themselves. A new wooden floor was installed in the clubhouse and more rifles purchased. Improvements to the club house included carpeting and seating using coach seats donated by Messrs G Browning and a new telescope.
By 1978 membership stood at 45, including Dave Webster (club captain), Peter Davis (secretary), Tony Haddrell (chairman), Ken Edgell, Ted Coe, Frank Grocock, Roger Oliver, Colin Worthing, Richard Haddrell, Nigel Pillinger and Alan Hayward.[32]
It was a period of great shooting success as well. In 1979 Frank Grocock had an amazing season – first in the Wiltshire championship for Gunline Slowfire and Free Pistol and a host of other competitions and becoming a member of the Great Britain Mayleigh team shoot against USA.[33] The next year Frank came first in several classes at the Army Sandhurst competitions.[34]
In 1981, the club featured in a film.[35] Spafax Limited, the motor spares and television company at Mill Lane, took over the facility to carry out demonstrations on their new range of shatter-proof truck mirrors. Geoff Hone instructed Nick Tresillian of Spafax Television on pistol shooting and Mr Tresillian delivered his commentary, put on hearing protectors, picked up a pistol and fired a group of shots into a shatter-proof mirror. The bullets made clean holes in the mirror without shattering it. Frank Grocock demonstrated the effect on regular mirrors with devastating and shattering effect.
Shove Ha’penny
In the 1970s Bernard started reporting on the newly-formed shove ha’penny clubs and the Shires League matches.[36] In 1970 the Queen’s Head came second in the league and Just for a change the Quarryman’s Arms, Box Hill, finished up as wooden spoonists.[37] Bernard gave a brief history of the league. Started in 1968, the Queen’s Head and the White Lion, Batheaston, took most of the honours in the league until they were soundly beaten in 1972.[38] More teams had joined from Bath and Corsham and the Fairfield Arms, Bath, scooped both the league and the knock-out cup in 1972.
A year later in 1973 there were 15 teams, including local sides Rudloe Social Club, Quarryman’s Arms, Queen’s Head and at times The Bear. Local sides did very well: the Queen’s Head took three major awards, the league, the knock-out cup and team nomination cup and The Chequers were runners-up in the pairs championship in 1974.[39]
Tennis Club
When the tennis club moved from the old grasscourt to the east of the Post Office on London Road (still recalled in the name of the house Courtlands) it struggled to attract enough members to play competitive league matches in the new hardcourts on the Rec. In 1967 it had twenty members and put on teas at the new cricket pavilion on club days organised by club secretary Anna Grayson.[40]
One problem in recruiting new members was the lack of changing facilities in the old wooden Bowls Club hut. So, in 1970 the council agreed to finance an extension.[41] Anna Grayson and Jack Tottle were constant members as others moved jobs and left the area but numbers were still insufficient for the club to enter leagues and they had to make-do with friendly matches. In 1982, the club formed a junior section for children ten years and over run by Wendy Hodgeson.[42]
Box Rifle Club
Bernard was keenly interested in the Rifle Club and diligently reported its activities in the 1960s and 70s and frequently reported on its history. In 1965 president Cecil Lambert celebrated 45 years with club having been elected secretary when demobilised after WW1 and served as chairman since 1949.[27] Phil Martin recalled a brief history of the club. Formed about 1913, it had a good following until the 1920s, then the slump came, when the club was virtually non-existent. Cecil Lambert, president, reformed the club in 1941 for Home Guard training during the war. It was very successful and had a membership of 40. In 1947 Graham Eyles became secretary.[28] Graham Eyles celebrated 15 years’ service as secretary in 1968 and then became chairman for 7 years after 1969 until A Haddrell succeeded him.[29]
One thing concerned members in the 1970s more than anything else – how to rebuild the club house. Roger Oliver had organised many improvements to the range but Philip Martin reported that the previous firing range had been in use since before 1913, made of wood and corrugated sheeting and, over the years, had become very dilapidated. Philip spoke about continuing maintenance of the old building being like throwing money down the drain.[30] In 1971 the club applied for grants to rebuild the rifle range at a cost of £1,500.[31] The new range was built in sections, erected by members themselves. A new wooden floor was installed in the clubhouse and more rifles purchased. Improvements to the club house included carpeting and seating using coach seats donated by Messrs G Browning and a new telescope.
By 1978 membership stood at 45, including Dave Webster (club captain), Peter Davis (secretary), Tony Haddrell (chairman), Ken Edgell, Ted Coe, Frank Grocock, Roger Oliver, Colin Worthing, Richard Haddrell, Nigel Pillinger and Alan Hayward.[32]
It was a period of great shooting success as well. In 1979 Frank Grocock had an amazing season – first in the Wiltshire championship for Gunline Slowfire and Free Pistol and a host of other competitions and becoming a member of the Great Britain Mayleigh team shoot against USA.[33] The next year Frank came first in several classes at the Army Sandhurst competitions.[34]
In 1981, the club featured in a film.[35] Spafax Limited, the motor spares and television company at Mill Lane, took over the facility to carry out demonstrations on their new range of shatter-proof truck mirrors. Geoff Hone instructed Nick Tresillian of Spafax Television on pistol shooting and Mr Tresillian delivered his commentary, put on hearing protectors, picked up a pistol and fired a group of shots into a shatter-proof mirror. The bullets made clean holes in the mirror without shattering it. Frank Grocock demonstrated the effect on regular mirrors with devastating and shattering effect.
Shove Ha’penny
In the 1970s Bernard started reporting on the newly-formed shove ha’penny clubs and the Shires League matches.[36] In 1970 the Queen’s Head came second in the league and Just for a change the Quarryman’s Arms, Box Hill, finished up as wooden spoonists.[37] Bernard gave a brief history of the league. Started in 1968, the Queen’s Head and the White Lion, Batheaston, took most of the honours in the league until they were soundly beaten in 1972.[38] More teams had joined from Bath and Corsham and the Fairfield Arms, Bath, scooped both the league and the knock-out cup in 1972.
A year later in 1973 there were 15 teams, including local sides Rudloe Social Club, Quarryman’s Arms, Queen’s Head and at times The Bear. Local sides did very well: the Queen’s Head took three major awards, the league, the knock-out cup and team nomination cup and The Chequers were runners-up in the pairs championship in 1974.[39]
Tennis Club
When the tennis club moved from the old grasscourt to the east of the Post Office on London Road (still recalled in the name of the house Courtlands) it struggled to attract enough members to play competitive league matches in the new hardcourts on the Rec. In 1967 it had twenty members and put on teas at the new cricket pavilion on club days organised by club secretary Anna Grayson.[40]
One problem in recruiting new members was the lack of changing facilities in the old wooden Bowls Club hut. So, in 1970 the council agreed to finance an extension.[41] Anna Grayson and Jack Tottle were constant members as others moved jobs and left the area but numbers were still insufficient for the club to enter leagues and they had to make-do with friendly matches. In 1982, the club formed a junior section for children ten years and over run by Wendy Hodgeson.[42]
Conclusion
The contribution of others to publicising the good happenings in Box continued after Bernard's retirement, most notably by Penny Newboult who faithfully attended parish council meetings for decades and the help given by The Bath Chronicle in getting publicity for the Box Revels in the runup to the actual event. Their contributions helped to make the community-spirit of the village.
The contribution of others to publicising the good happenings in Box continued after Bernard's retirement, most notably by Penny Newboult who faithfully attended parish council meetings for decades and the help given by The Bath Chronicle in getting publicity for the Box Revels in the runup to the actual event. Their contributions helped to make the community-spirit of the village.
References
[1] Parish Magazine, December 1968
[2] Parish Magazine, June 1954
[3] Parish Magazine, August 1963
[4] Parish Magazine, December 1955
[5] See articles Guides, Scouts, Cub Scouts
[6] Chippenham News, 30 April 1965
[7] Chippenham News, 1 March 1968
[8] Chippenham News, 14 February 1969
[9] Chippenham News, 18 April 1969
[10] Chippenham News, 5 December 1969
[11] Chippenham News, 2 May 1969
[12] Chippenham News, 1 May 1970
[13] Chippenham News, 4 August 1972
[14] Chippenham News, 3 December 1971
[15] Chippenham News, 5 March 1965 and 25 February 1966
[16] Chippenham News, 28 February 1969
[17] Chippenham News, 30 April 1965
[18] Chippenham News, 24 February 1967
[19] Chippenham New, 1 May 1970
[20] Chippenham News, 19 June 1970
[21] Chippenham News, 27 February 1970
[22] Chippenham News, 23 February 1968
[23] Chippenham News, 10 March 1972
[24] Chippenham News, 3 December 1976
[25] Chippenham News, 16 December 1977
[26] Chippenham News, 4 December 1981
[27] Chippenham News, 17 September 1965
[28] Chippenham News, 7 February 1969
[29] Chippenham News, 4 October 1968 and 7 February 1969
[30] Chippenham News, 29 September 1967 and 25 September 1970
[31] Chippenham News, 10 September 1971
[32] Chippenham News, 29 September 1978
[33] Chippenham News, 5 October 1979
[34] Chippenham News, 10 October 1980
[35] Chippenham News, 6 February 1981
[36] Chippenham News, 13 July 1973
[37] Chippenham News, 13 June 1970
[38] Chippenham News, 16 June 1972 and 13 July 1973
[39] Chippenham News, 28 June 1974
[40] Chippenham News, 7 April 1967
[41] Chippenham News, 3 April 1970
[42] Chippenham News, 16 April 1982