The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
October 31, 2006
TA look back at this day in Peterborough’s history from the Telegraph archives hirteen years ago Christmas ever and we’re all Parishoners at Westgate on Tuesday, October going to go out for lunch so I Church in the city centre were 31, the Evening won’t even have to cook.’’ celebrated after they completed Telegraph’s front Less fortunate was a a fund-raising appeal page lead was a 34-year-old man who collapsed to raise£225,000 to repair dry ather dry tale about how the in fright watching rot damage. ocal police force was left out horror movie Saw III at the A sidebar to that story mentioned f pocket by a failed Government Showcase Cinema. the £350million North bid to merge it with Norolk MP Shailesh Vara spoke Westgate development which and Suffolk. out in the House Of Commons “was the most advanced’’ Meanwhile an unnamed claiming soldiers serving on of the schemes in the city’s mum-of-three, from Westwood, the frontline in Afghanistan £750million Masterplan! had scooped a top prize and Iraq were being delayed On the telly, BBC1 was f £200,000 at Gala Bingo. She leave because of a shortage showing Watchdog while ITV old the ET: “I’m going to make of RAF planes to bring them had Champions League football. ure my children get ther best home.
In sport, the back page picture was of a little known striker from on-league club Grays Athletic. here was not much of a story to o with it just the last few lines of a review piece for Posh’s next game. read: “Alexander (the Posh anager) was today still trying to gn Grays Athletic striker Aaron McLean.” he rest, as they say is history. osh boss Keith Alexander was so busy preparing his team for a ohnstone Paints Trophy clash with olders Swansea. Young Aussie idfielder Shane Huke was set to ake his first start of the season nd Alexander was planning to tick with his centre back pairing of en Futcher and Guy Branston. he Posh boss acknowledged that ans were lukewarm about the ompetition and the year before when the two teams clashed at wansea only 42 Posh fans made he journey. uesday was junior football night the ET and the featured match was the Under 10 clash between eeping Blue and Hampton (both des pictured - Hampton in the ue!) The visitors emerged ctorious with a 4-1 win. n men’s football village team Wimblington could only just field players for each of their three eams – this despite having 84 ayers signed on, meaning 51 ayers were unavailable. That’s ome absentee list! n hockey, Wisbech edged an -goal thriller against Redbridge & ford with Joe Melton getting a hatrick before being sent off.
Who remembers JourneySouth from XFactor?The band were brothers Andy and Carl Pemberton from Middlesbrough and they made it all the way to the 2005 final. On their first nationwide tour they played the Broadway in Peterborough. It was a special night for reader Anna Hodges (pictured with the band and her friend Julie Duff) from Deeping St James who had won an ET competition to meet the boys and see the show. Anna said: “Every minute of it was really great. I told them that I was watching them every Saturday last year and I voted for them. They were really nice.’’
As ever back in 2003 youngsters were enjoying Halloween fun and several groups were featured in the ET. Above are pictured youngsters from the Caring Kindergarten pumpkin party at Lynch Wood and (right) are children at the Halloween disco at South Grove Centre in Woodston. I wonder if any of them are trick or treating tonight?