PARTON PARTY ON, 1955 NOTES
WN= Whitehaven News; WCT= West Cumberland Times; WS= Workington Star; CES= Cumberland Evening Star
WN* 6 Jan 1955
- Train trips from Parton etc. to see Blackpool v Whitehaven R.L., Luton Town v Workington FA Cup, + to Carlisle & Newcastle, p1
- p2, Lowca, but no Parton team in W. Cumb. league table
- Last tub of coal raised from William Pit, Whitehaven (Fri prev.) p7
- Shop to let in Parton, p10
WN* 13 Jan 1955
- Train trips: Carlisle + Newcastle, Whitehaven v Barrow, Workington v Accrington
- Short history of William Pit, p8
- 107 Foundry Road for sale, p10
WN* 20 Jan 1955
- Train trip: Workington v Oldham
- p2, Lowca pigeon show winners- none from Parton
WN* 27 Jan 1955
- Train trips: Workington v Swinton, p1
- Second Lowca pigeon show- no Parton winners, p3
- [p5: pic of work in progress building Calder Hall atomic power station]
- Cinemascope screen to be installed at Whitehaven Gaiety Cinema (32.5ft wide, 14ft high), p5
- [West Cumberland group of YHA to be formed, p7]
WN* 3 Feb 1955
- Train outings: Workington v Scunthorpe + Hunslet v Whitehaven
- Bransty & Moresby but no Parton teams playing in Whitehaven & District Darts League, p5
- [Proposal to have a "beer garden" under the Civic Hall now being built in Whitehaven, p6 + letter p7]
- Death of James Mitchell of Parton in Lowca colliery, p8
WN* 10 Feb 1955
- Train trips: Hunslet v Whitehaven + Workington v Dewsbury, p1
- Miss Gibson's dancing classes at Parton, p1
- [Proposal to build new Whitehaven hospital at Hensingham, p5]
- [Youth Hostels west coast group first meeting, p5]
- Inquest on James Mitchell of Parton, p6
WN* 17 Feb 1955
- Train trips, Workington v Bradford + to Carlisle & Newcastle, p1
- Full Whitehaven Darts League list; no Parton teams, p2
- [Artist's impression of new Whitehaven Civic Hall, for which alcohol licence was refused, p4]
- [Pic of old Millom railway loco, p5]
- [Obituary & tribute to the late Mary Fair, p10]
WN* 24 Feb 1955
- Train trips, various, p1
- Parton Parochial Tea & concert, p7
WN* 3 Mar 1955
- Train trips, p1
- Ian Brown, 14-year old Parton rugby player, to play for England U-15, with pic, p2
- Death of Mary Norman of Sea View, age 87, p8
WS* 4 Mar 1955,
- inc ads for: Ritz (films, Cinemascope); Oxford (films); Carnegie (films); Opera House (live)
- p6: Parton Miner committed for trial
- p8: Hippodrome cinema destroyed by fire (memories of old days of concerts etc.)
WN* 10 Mar 1955
- Train trips, p1
- Mary Jackson Charity AGM, p7
- Ennerdale RDC discuss Parton housing, p7
WN* 17 Mar 1955
- Train trips, p6
- Parton housing letter, p7
CES* 23 Mar 1955
- p1: Outcome of Parton miner's trial
WN* 24 Mar 1955
- Train trips, p2
- Article on Parton housing, p7 [bad on Mfilm]
WN* 3 Mar 1955
- Parton Boys' School concert report, p5
WN* 7 Apr 1955WN* 14 Apr 1955
- [Ads for Kinsella's flower & fruit stalls, Whitehaven Market Place + Armstrong's "nee Kinsella", Tangier St., p1]
- Train trips, p1
- Proposal to form Parton Ratepayers' Assn., + ERDC on Parton housing, p5
- Ennerdale RDC rates announcement, p6
- No from ERDC to Parton deputation, p8
WN* 21 Apr 1955
- Nominations for ERDC elections, p5
- Parton ratepayers' association formed, p5
- Train trips, p6
WN* 28 Apr 1955
- Train trips
- Parton Storm Centre" editorial, p6
WN* 5 May 1955
- Train trips, p1
- [RU "neck hugging", p3 -]
- [Article on the need for motorways, p5]
- General Election: Labour candidate Frank Anderson to hold meeting at Parton Boys' School, 6 May, 7.15pm; then to Lowca Welfare 8.30pm
- [Further ad for Conservative Parliamentary candidate meetings, p8]
WN* 12 May 1955
- Trips by Train, p1
- Parton election thanks, p1
- [Rabbits article, p3]
- Parton election results, p5
- Election editorial, p6
- Sleeping Beauty" children's ballet at Parton, p7
- [Possible increase of Ullswater steamer services, p9]
- [Grey squirrels in Westmorland, p10]
WN* 19 May 1955
- Trips by train, p2
- Gates of Hell" drama performance at Parton
- [New Whitehaven Technical College building to open Sep, p7]
- Blasting operations to remove landslide danger at Parton sea brows, p7
- Conservative Parl. candidate meeting at Parton to be 24 May, 8.30pm, School
- Methodists' Youth Clubs display in Londo
WN* 26 May 1955
- Pigeon racing- no Parton club, pp2+3
- Trips by train, [inc Ravenglass], p5
WN* 2 Jun 1955
- [Opening of new paddling pool & shelters at Silloth, p3]
WN* 9 Jun 1955WN* 16 Jun 1955
- Parton Ratepayers' Assn. meeting ad. p1
- No Parton entrants in West Cumb. Federation pigeon race, p2
- [MY Raven sailing again on Ullswater after years of dereliction, p5]
- [Members of film crew at Irton Hall ("Now and For Ever") broke down on Hardknott, p5]
- Parton emigrant George Henney visits Whitehaven [and Eskdale], p6
- ERDC discusses Parton, p7
WN* 23 Jun 1955
- Train trips, p1
- West Cumb. Federation pigeon racing, no Parton entrants, p2
- Parton Ratepayers' meeting report, p3
- [filming on Hardknott for "Now & For Ever", + other location reports, p9]
WN* 30 Jun 1955
- Train trips, p1
- [Electricity supply line to south-west Cumberland, p5- torn]
- Parton Methodist Sunday School anniversary services, p7
WN* 7 Jul 1955
- Train trips, p5
- [Silloth Sunday opening, p6]
WN* 14 Jul 1955
- Trips by train, p5
- Parton driver collided with learner, p7
WN* 21 Jul 1955
- Train trips, p2
- Parton Liberal/Rechabite Hall being demolished, p7
- [Gordon-Duff / Pennington wedding, p7]
- [Library of Congress acquires Cumberland Chronicle set, p8]
WN* 28 Jul 1955WN* 4 Aug 1955
- [Derwentwater floating island reappears after several years, p3]
- [View of Whtehaven showing new college, p5]
- 2 Parton articles: African archivist + road repairs, p5
- [More on Myxomatosis, p5]
- Too warm for dancing at Parton, p6
- Trips by train, p6
WN* 11 Aug 1955
- Singer Allan Elliott of Parton wins prize and place in final, p3
- [Excavations at Burrow Walls Roman fort, p3]
- [First permanent traffic lights in West Cumberland set up a Oxford Street/Vulcan's Lane junction in Workington, p4]
- Train trips, p6
- Parton ERDC refuse collection complaint, p7
WN* 18 Aug 1955
- [Anti-Apartheid article in Lorton parish magazine, p4]
- Train trips, p8
- [More on Myxie, p9]
- [Theft during demolition work at Nethertown Ministry of Works Camp, p10]
WN* 25 Aug 1955
- [No Parton mentions in report of Budgerigar/foreign bird show at Workington, p3]
- [Floor plans of new Whitehaven college, p5]
- Train trips, p6
- No panic about Parton Garfield Place landslide "reported in national newspapers", p6
- Garfield Place landslide report ("PARTON LANDSLIDE / FIVE HOUSES EVACUATED"), p7
- [RSPCA position on rabbit extermination, p7]
- Toddler fatally injured by news delivery van at Parton, p8
WN* 1 Sep 1955
- 1 Parton entrant, Johnston (last, with speed 1101 against 1118 for winner), in West Cumberland Federation pigeon race from Mangotsfield, p5
- [Renewed suggestions that England should have Regional Councils, p6]
- Train trips, p8
- Inquest on Parton toddler in last week's accident, p9
WN* 8 Sep 1955
- [Letter: Mildred Gale's remains were moved to Wellington Beach from St Nicholas Churchyard, p7]
- Train trips, p8
- Parton's Canadian visitor, p8
WN* 15 Sep 1955
- Train trips, p2
- [Kentmere dug-out boat find, with pic, p5]
- [First enrolments for new Whitehaven college, p7]
- [Whitehaven Queen's Cinema closed for refurbishment & installation of widescreen, p11]
- Train trips, p5
- Parton Parish Council report, p6
- [Construction of new West Cumberland Infirmary to start next year, p7]
- [Mildred Gale memorial at Whitehaven, p9]
WN* 29 Sep 1955WN* 6 Oct 1955
- [Pic of model of proposed West Cumberland hospital, p5]
- [Wide screen comes to Egremont's Castle Cinema, p5]
- [Queen's Cinema, Whitehaven, reopened after refit, p7]
- [More on rabbits, p10]
WN* 13 Oct 1955
- [Date & time for Mildred Gale plaque unveiling, p1]
- Sheila Chester of Foundry Road, Parton, to study at Royal College of Music, p7
- [Whitehaven printers article, p8]
- Train trips, p8
WN* 20 Oct 1955
- Train trips, p2
- [Mildred Gale plaque unveiling at Whitehaven, p7]
WN* 27 Oct 1955
- Parton Ratepayers' Assn. meeting, p5
- Duke of Edinburgh to pass Parton on the way from Whitehaven to Workington, c2.05pm, 24 Nov (after visit to Calder Hall, 23 Nov), p7
- 10 Sea View for sale, p12
WN* 3 Nov 1955
- ["No moon trips in our lifetime" according to Carlisle scientist, p3]
- [No decision yet taken on future use of Moota POW camp, p7]
- William Norman of Seven Acres killed in Lowca pit, p7
- Train trips, p8
- Parton Congregational Church for sale, p12
WN* 10 Nov 1955
- Train trips, p5
- Parton redevelopment plans, + National Children's Home collection at Parton, p6
- [Proposed rabbit-free area in Westmorland, p10]
- 10 Sea View still for sale, p12
WN* 17 Nov 1955
- Inquest on William Norman of Seven Acres, p3
- [More problems for Whitehaven Civic Hall scheme, pp3, 6]
- Duke of Edinburgh now to pass Parton approx 1.50, p7
- Parton in a gale, pic p9
WN* 24 Nov 1955
- Train trips, p1
- Parton concert by Lowca band, p6
- Parton gun offence, p9
- 11 Foundry Road for sale, p12
WN* 1 Dec 1955
- Train trips, p6
- Duke of Ed passed Parton, p9
WN* 8 Dec 1955
- Train trip, p1
- 72 Main Street, Parton, for sale
WN* 15 Dec 1955WN* 22 Dec 1955WN* 29 Dec 1955
- Train trips, p1
- No Parton teams in Whitehaven and District Darts League, p2
- Parton-born woman appointed President of Blackpool Co-Op, p3
- County Rates valuation figures- Parton not in report, find original? p5
- Full list of local cinemas: Queen's; Empire; Gaiety- Whitehaven; Castle- Egremont; Kells Centre Cinema; New Regal- Cleator Moor, Palace- Frizington, p11
WCT* 31 Dec 1955
- ads for Grand Theatre, Cockermouth (films); Ritz, Workington; The Oxford, Workington (films); Opera House, Workington (live); Empire, Maryport (films); Carlton, Maryport (films) [last 5 all in one ad]; Palace, Aspatria (films); Palace, Wigton (films). Also greyhound racing at Lonsdale Park.