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Miss Great Britain Marilyn Ward visited the Tesco Store in Colchester to sign autographs for shoppers, mostly very young it seems. The photgrapher is Dave Higgleton who at that time was working fo r Essex County Newspapers.

Photograph by Chief Photographer Des Blake.

From the archives of The Colchester Express being managed by Adrian Rushton (rushphoto@yahoo.com)

18339 Autumn Tides Flooding @ Colchester Hythe 26-10-1972 05

Photograph by staff photographer Dave Higgleton

From the archives of The Colchester Express managed by Adrian Rushton (rushphoto@yahoo.com)

16890 Greenstead Kids Party 03-02-1972 08 Children of members of Greenstead Social Club were pictured on Saturday enjoying themselves at their party in the club, which is in Blackthorn Avenue, Colchester.
Photograph by staff photographer Dave Higgleton
From the archives of The Colchester Express managed by Adrian Rushton (rushphoto@yahoo.com)

16880C Civic Service Wivenhoe 03-02-1972 08 Chairman of Wivenhoe Urban District Council, Cllr. E. J. Hatch, with Mrs. Hatch and the Lord Lieutenant of Essex, Sir John Ruggles-Brise, at the annual civic service held at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wivenhoe, on Sunday.
Photograph by staff photographer Dave Higgleton
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16887 Miss Pearson Retires Paxmans 03-02-1972 02 Number two shop's only woman retires
NUMBER TWO erecting shop at Ruston Paxman Diesels is not quite the same place as it used to be their only female employee has retired after 30 years with the firm. When Miss Ella Pearson, of Park Corner, Ardleigh, started at Paxman's after an eight-week Government training course she was the only one of three women who volunteered for the some what strenuous job of lagging engine components with asbestos cladding.
Her work has also included soldering and assembling of thermostats and crank cases for small engines. But, apart from a period of about 18 months in the spares department she has spent all her time in number two erecting shop.
by Miss Pearson who commented: have used enough lagging rope to go around the world." On Friday, Miss Pearson was presented with a cut glass rose bowl and matching vases by her colleagues.
Photograph by staff photographer Dave Higgleton
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16885 Michael Brown The Wine Man 03-02-1972 03 MR. BROWN left me with a sort of warm glow inside and flushed cheeks Mrs. Brown let me assure you it was all due to a sample of his home-made red wine.
Over hundred enthusiasts in and around Colchester are members of the Colchester Amateur Wine-making Society and Mr. Brown is the secre tary and one of the most active members. His Ipswich Road home is filled in every corner and cupboard with hundreds of gallons of wine and beer.
In the six years he has practised this pastime he His reckons to have made over 500 gallons of wine. interest has so grown that two or three years ago he bought and erected a shed at the back of his house which is a mini brew centre."
Mr. Brown likes to use the grape and other fruits for his wines, but some members make a very acceptable drink with flower petals, all kinds of vegetables and even from the sap of trees, especially birch trees.
To enter into the pastime. properly requires buying all sorts of equipment and ingredients and Mr. Brown has shelves and drawers full of gadgets, chemicals and additives. All this expense. added to the cost, if any, of the main ingredient brings an average cost to Mr. Brown's
wine of about 12p per bottle. However, the dabblers, who but by-pass the proper equipment. make do with baker's yeast and pick wild rose hips, can make a tasty bottle of hooch for 2p. you have to "find" the bottles.
Bottles are easy to "find" because most wine bottles are non-returnable so after a party or reception come kind it's fairly easy to acquire half a dozen empties.
Mr. Brown likes to leave his wine to mature for at least two years and has his bottles skilfully labelled with flavour and date of making. Other amateurs may only leave their wines for a few weeks.
Again, Mr. Brown believes in making in bulk and will make five or ten gallons at a time. Since last September he has made 50 gallons. like to have. a glass of with a cigar," he says, wine but I really must learn to drink more of it before we have to move out of the house to make. room to store it all."
At the club's monthly meetings, held at Tweed's Reception Hall, North Station Road, on the first Monday of each month, members bring along a bottle or two and there are tasting sessions.
These meetings also give an opportunity for talks and lectures on all sorts of subjects connected with wine-making.
These have included talks on food mixers and their use in wine making and poisonous plants to be avoided in the home brew-up.
The society has two main functions. It encourages ama teur wine and beer making enthusiasts and arranges assis tance for newcomers. Member ship costs 50p (70p for man and wife) and there is a small charge for non-members who can come along to the meet ings.
Competitions are held for members for the best red and white wines of the year and for the best home-made beers brewed. Four or five cups are awarded annually.
Mr. Brown likes to enter bigger competitions and boasts a second in one of the national shows these shows have an entry of about four and half thousand a bottles.
Wine can be made from almost anything anything that will ferment and this does not exclude canned or dried fruits. The experts, like Mr. Brown, studies the grape and can make up whatever it lacks. For instance if the grape appears deficient in one of its element acids, the fault can be made up with a an additive.
Then different types of wine can be made, the thin table wine or a thicker sherry-type of wine. This is done by adding or 'not adding other if anyone thinks that
wine-making is their thing, they can go along to one of the meetings or contact Michael Brown at 73 Ipswich Road, Colchester (the number is in the book).
Photograph by staff photographer Dave Higgleton
From the archives of The Colchester Express managed by Adrian Rushton (rushphoto@yahoo.com)

16889 Gilberd School Visits Salvation Army 03-02-1972 12 The Young People's annual whit of the Gaberd School Choir and soloists held at Colchester's Salvation Army Citadel on Saturday. Pictured during the concert, part of the Salva tion Army's Sunday School Anniversary celebrations, is cello soloist Barbara Waugh Photograph by staff photographer Dave Higgleton
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16881C Heather Eves Snow 03-02-1972 06 Attractive 21-year-old Heather Eves, a part-time model from London, spends most weekends with her fiancee in West Bergholt. Heather found herself snow-bound on Sunday and braved the Arctic conditions for a ride on a toboggan.
Photograph by staff photographer Dave Higgleton
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16880C Civic Service Wivenhoe 03-02-1972 07 Chairman of Wivenhoe Urban District Council, Cllr. E. J. Hatch, with Mrs. Hatch and the Lord Lieutenant of Essex, Sir John Ruggles-Brise, at the annual civic service held at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wivenhoe, on Sunday.
Photograph by staff photographer Dave Higgleton
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16902C Watney Cup Film Cameo 03-02-1972 02 Fresh from their superb wi at Southend the previous ev ing, several Colchester United players paid a special visit the Cameo cinema on day morning to watch another of their great victories. They
Cup triumph when they beat West Bromwich in that never to-be-forgotten match at The Hawthorns back in Augud Pictured left to right with the cup are Programme Gat Carol Catchpole, John G christ, Brian Gibbs, and Chris Worth
Photograph by staff photographer Dave Higgleton
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16888 Police Ball Embassy Suite 03-02-1972 10 Below: Colchester Police Traffic Division held their first annual ball at The Embassy Suite on Saturday.
Photograph by staff photographer Dave Higgleton
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16884 Palmers @ St Marys Hospital 03-02-1972 02 The Palmer brothers with their helpers, Maureen Palmer, Mrs. F. Palmer and Mrs. Craske, presented baskets of fruit to Nursing Sister Miss M. Keeping at St. Mary's Hospital, Colchester, on Tues day, for the patients to enjoy from "The Fives".
Photograph by staff photographer Dave Higgleton
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16883 Colchesters Flag 03-02-1972 04 No town flag for Wembley
Story by Peter Woods
COLCHESTER United met their match this week-the Town Council. United asked if they could borrow the town flag to fly at Wembley next month-and the Council refused.
United received a letter from Football League secretary Mr. Alan Hardaker saying that the official flags of the last 32 clubs in the League Cup competition will be flown at Wembley the final on March 4.
The club was delighted with the news but as they have no flag of their own they wrote to the Mayor asking if they could borrow the flag they used for the FA Cup match with Leeds last ear.
The matter was referred to the
vehairman of the Cultural Activi ties Committee, Alderman Leonard Dansie, who refused to lend flag to the club. This decision staggered United officials who believe the council
has a grudge against the club. U's chairman Mr. Roy Chap man said: "I find the council's actions very puzzling and I would like to ask them why they are so firmly entrenched against Colchester United. If we are an embarrassment to the Council why don't they stand up and say so.
"Recently the council granted us planning permission for the social club but then revoked it and now we face the cost of a public inquiry next week in an attempt, to restore the position. What is the council trying to do?"
Mr. Chapman added that the club asked the Council for at grant last March, but were turned down. He added that they had now asked for a grant to help pay for repairs to the floodlights
but anticipated the request would be rejected.
Mr. Chapman concluded, "We feel the time has come when the council should say why they do not want to help Colchester United. This is not an attack on the council, it is simply an inquiry of their actions."
United's manager, Graham, said he was very dis- appointed at the council's decision not to allow the club to fly the flag at Wembley. He said: "I am especially disappointed as it was my suggestion that the town's
Mr. Graham added: "I have always said United should be the town's team in every respect and we have done everything possible to put the club and the town on the map.
committing myself yet.
When I spoke to Ald. Dansie on Tuesday, it seemed possible that he will change his mind and saying save the embarrassment of a bare flag-pole at Wembley. Dick
He said: "I have had a lot of people asking me to change my mind, and I am thinking about it. If they give a guarantee that the flag will not be damaged it want.
coat of arms should be worn on might be all right, but I am not our shirts."
"If United were actually playing then they could borrow it, but I think they should have their own flag and not use the borough's."
He added that the council had nothing against Colchester United, No-one wishes them more luck than I do."
On Tuesday, flagmaking firm, Elvin Pennants of Tolleshunt D'Arcy offered to make a new flag in exactly the design United
Photograph by staff photographer Dave Higgleton
From the archives of The Colchester Express managed by Adrian Rushton (rushphoto@yahoo.com)

16901 Lion Walk Dig 03-02-1971 10 DIGGING AROUND IN THE DIRT-AND ALL FOR HISTORY
TO MOST women the ideal job is one where you stay indoors keeping dry, warm and clean-not so for at least two young women in Colchester. While most women are indoors, they think nothing of digging down holes in all kinds of weather or sorting through what to most of us would be dirty old bits of pottery. And, that is where we would be wrong. For, 23-year old Nina Elmore and 16-year old Tessa Bland are doing a very important job and think nothing of getting dirty and wet while they are doing it. Nina and Tessa are part of the team working for the Colchester Excavation Com mittee and are busy helping to dig up and record the town's history.
Nina, who comes from Shrewsbury, came to Col chester last May when sht started off as a digger. Then she was made finds assistant which means that she looks after the "finds" which are uncovered.
This involves cleaning the items, sorting them out, stick ing various bits together and. cataloguing the small finds
While Nina was stud for a degree in Old Eng and Russian she was sept on a dig and she liked it so much that she came to Colchester and stayed.
So, you might well be ask ing what is it that makes & girl interested in working in conditions which aren't exactly comfortable. Nina likes the work because it is never boring as there always something new being dug up and she is always learning something.
"There are always new people coming in and asking me questions so my interest is stimulated."
Tessa, who is 16 and lives at Moze Hall, Ardleigh, helps with the excavation work dur ing her spare time which is limited to Mondays, Thurs days and Saturdays.
As soon as she has finished at the North-East Essex Tech nical College, where she is studying music, on Mond and Thursdays she is off the excavations' headquarters to see what she can do to help.
Her interest started during the summer when she was de ing voluntary work at Col chester Castle after she had finished ing her "O' levels.
She wanted a job so she worked on the digs and be came so interested that she stayed on.
Tessa digs when she can but usually she is inside washing, sorting and marking. and she doesn't mind getting wet so a bit of rain does not worry her if there is some digging to be done.
Photograph by staff photographer Dave Higgleton
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16878 West End Bowls Club Dinner 03-02-1972 04 Above: The toast was to the ladies at the annual ladies' night of Colchester, West End Bowls Club held at the Red Lion Hotel, Colchester, on Friday.
Photograph by staff photographer Dave Higgleton
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16860 RSPCA Insp Grahame Clarke With Dead Duck 27-01-1972 03 R.S.P.C.A, Inspector Graham Clarke is hoping this dead duck is enough to give thoughtless fishermen the bird. Because for weeks residents at Middleborough, Colchester, have been trying to catch the bird which was crippled so badly by fishing line that it could not swim properly and was constantly in pain. Finally, in response to several pleas to put it out of its misery. Mr. Clarke gave the
bird a welcome reprieve from life last week. Afterwards he said: "It's not a nice thing to do just because someone has been careless."
Photograph by staff photographer Dave Higgleton
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16854C Conservative Club Dinner 27-01-1972 01 The Cascades-the glamorous girls who provided the floor show at the Red Lion Hotel, Colchester, on Friday night, when the annual banquet and ball of Colchester Conservative Club was held.
Photograph by staff photographer Dave Higgleton
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16865 Edwardian Evening St Johns Hall 27-01-1972 04 Look closer-for though it may at first appear that this is just another Saturday social do you not detect something special about the ladies, apart from their charming smiles? Yes, all the Ipswich Road Young Wives whooping it up at St. John's Church Hall were wearing Edwardian style dresses. But if you didn't take the point at first glance don't worry. In today's "anything goes" fashion scene, it could have been pure coincidence!
Photograph by staff photographer Dave Higgleton
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16855 Two Soldiers Who Saved Publican 27-01-1972 02 The two soldiers who saved the life of a Colchester publican recently were congratulated by their commanding officer, Lt.-Col. D. R. Findlay, last week. Cpl. Michael Ashford, pictured shaking hands with Lt. Col. Findlay, and Pte. Thomas Bond, both of the 19th Field Ambulance Brigade, were in the Prince of Wales, St. Botolph's Corner, when Mr. Johnny Haines collapsed behind the bar. After they found that his heart had stopped beating, they carried out resuscitation treatment until an ambulance arrived.
Photograph by staff photographer Dave Higgleton
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16859 Repertory Theatre Last Night 22-01-1972 12
Photograph by staff photographer Dave Higgleton
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