From our archives:

80 years ago

Radio’s colourful production “The Woman Between” had been brought to life by two of screen’s foremost dramatic artists together for the first time. Showing at Easingwold cinema Paul Muni and Miriam Hopkins starred in the romantic drama which involved two French flying comrades and a beautiful girl during the Great war. Thirty-one entrants from a three-mile radius round Market Weighton had applied for the coveted title of Carnival Queen of Market Weighton. By public ballot at a dance held in the Church Hall, Miss Marie Vasey, had been chosen as Carnival Queen. And directors of York Rugby League Club had announced a loss of £92. The position had soon been alleviated thanks to gifts of £425 and £20 from the Supporters’ Club and Women’s Supporters Club. Following a very poor season it was not surprising that a loss had been reported.

50 years ago

A party of information officers from overseas, had spent two days in York. The officers from Sudan, Malaysia, Jamaica, Uganda, Pakistan and Indonesia all paid a visit to The Glen residential nursery, Mansion House, the Central Library and the University before bidding the city farewell to return home. And a visit to York’s Fire Brigade headquarters had signalled the end of Wentworth Nursery School. Run for the past 16 years by the Sheriff’s Lady, Coun Mrs Irene Faulkner, twenty toddlers aged between two and five piled into a Dormobile and a mini for the last ever school treat. Mrs Faulkner a nursery teacher before marriage, had started the school in 1952 and throughout the years had never missed a day or closed the school.

20 years ago

The Duke of York had paid a visit to the city in his first act as patron of York’s Millennium Mystery Plays, only weeks after his visit to see the restoration of the Minster’s Great West Door. Arriving at Dean’s Park at 7.15pm he watched a scene from the play performed on a decorated pageant wagon, before moving on to the Treasurers House to meet members of the Millennium Mystery Play board and its potential fundraisers. And Archbishops from around the world had gathered in York Minster for a special service in honour of the Mothers’ Union. The celebratory service which had marked the end of the Mothers’ Union was led by The Archbishop of Canterbury and Archbishop of York, Dr David Hope.