From the archive
50 YEARS AGO
Market Place’s JD Marsden closes
AFTER trading for many years in the Market Place, Loughborough, as grocery and provision merchants, Messrs J D Marsden Ltd closed on Saturday.
A spokesman of the firm at Nottingham told an Echo reporter that the property had been sold. Marsden’s had many branches at Nottingham and were part of a big group with headquarters in Newcastle.
Marsden’s was the fifth grocery store to be closed on one side of the market Place in recent years. The others were Melias, Maypole, Home and Colonial (all three of which were still empty) and Downs (now used as a store by Boots).
Sad news as the Mulberries call it a day
IT WAS sad occasion as Loughborough’s most popular group, the Mulberries agreed to part and cancel all future bookings.
The break-up was a closely guarded secret and only a few people knew that their performance at a children’s party in the hall of Metal Box Co Ltd, Leicester would be their last.
Rachel chosen as Miss Conservative
MISS Rachel Carpenter, aged 17, of 63 Derby Road, Kegworth was chosen as Loughborough’s Miss Conservative.
Miss carpenter, a pupil at Long Eaton Grammar School would now represent the town at the Conservatives’ area ball in Nottingham. Five girls entered the competition. The runner up was Miss Janet Newbon aged 24, of 33 Castledine Street Extension, Loughborough. Third was Miss Judy Johnson, aged 21, of Prestwold Lane, Hoton.
The judges included Mr Frank Hammond of Kegworth Young Conservatives and Mike Wheway of Loughborough Young Conservatives.
OX Lea starts its own football team
WHEN Shepshed’s newest pub, the Ox Lea selected a football team to meet the North West Leicestershire Water Board, the match ended with a 2-2 draw, customer of other licensed premises in the town sat up and took notice.
And now the Red Lion, in the Market Place, had challenged the Ox lea to a game, which was predicted could see the start of a host of inter-pub matches in Shepshed.
25 YEARS AGO Tribute to Harry Whelband
A FORMER footballer from Brush Sports’ famous FA Cup days passed away aged 72.
Harry Whelband wore the number seven shirt in the Brush Sports team which took on Shrewsbury and Southend in the Cup, and also played fro Morris’s and Shelthorpe.
He lived in Loughborough all his life and was educated at Shakespeare Street and Limehurst schools in the town.
He worked at the Brush as a wood machinist for more than 40 years. He later worked at Loughborough Technical College doing maintenance and joinery.
Paula Radcliffe beats Zola Budd
LOUGHBOROUGH University student Paula Radcliffe saw the New Year in with a cracking result, winning the televised International Cross County Challenge at Beamish County Durham.
Radcliffe, who ran the five kilometres on New Year’s Day in 15 minutes and 37 seconds beat off strong field which included South Africa’s Zola Pietersee (formerly Budd) who came second.