Yesteryear

100 years ago

Hints for the home: For a sick headache, try in a wineglassful ofwater as much carbonate as will lie on a sixpence.

A very interesting lecture was given at the meeting of the EastCentral Somerset branch of the National Union of Teachers at StBenignus's Schools, Glastonbury. the lecture was by Mr W A Strong ofSomerton on "Cardboard modelling in schools."

A shoemaker from Cranhill road, Street was charged with stealingbetween the 10th and 17th of March one pair of leather soles, onepair of inside soles and two pieces of felt filling, together valuedat 1s 3d, the property of Messrs C and J Clark Ltd, Street.

The bench bound the prisoner over in the sum of Pounds 10 to beof good behaviour for 12 months, and ordered him to pay a fine of 10shillings.

50 years ago

When Glastonbury electors go to the poll on May 11th, it looksvery much as though they will have eight candidates from which tochoose.

All four retiring Labour Councillors are seeking re-election andwe understand that the Conservative party will also put forward fourcandidates.

More than Pounds 1,000 damage was caused as the result of afierce blaze in a barn at Butleigh on Sunday afternoon.

More than 50 tons of hay and straw was said to have been lost inthe fire, which engulfed a large stone barn at Holman's Buildings.

Dvorak's Stabat Master will be performed at the StreetCongregational Church at 7.45pm on Good Friday.

Leading West of England singers taking part will be Isobel Watts(Soprano), Mary Condon (contralto) , Cyril Royal (tenor) and CharlesDyer (bass.)

25 years ago

Glastonbury businessman, Clive Browning, this week revealed plansfor a music museum in the town.

The museum, at Richard Whiting House, 9 Silver Street couldattract about 50,000 tourists a year to Glastonbury.

A new group for shy people is being set up in Street to bring anew dimension to people's lives.

Good Companions is recruiting people locally who are too shy togo out alone, join clubs or answer lonely hearts advertisements, butwould enjoy the fun and companionship that outings to local eventscould provide.

Glastonbury now has a railway line that runs up the slopes of theTor.

The railway was built by the family building firm headed by MrDon Cribb and runs up one of the steepest gradients - 600 feet to StMichael's tower on the top of the Tor.

It has been made to overcome the problem of getting 45 tons ofbuilding materials up the hill to carry out repairs caused byerosion bought about by wear caused by thousands of visitors.

10 years ago

A Glastonbury trader has slammed a three-fold increase in theprice of a car park season ticket.

Ann Tynan opened Glastonbury Chiropractic Clinic, NorthloadStreet, less than 18 months ago.

The building does not have any associated parking.

Instead she parks in St John's Car Park, but said she wasappalled to receive a letter from Mendip District Council to say theticket for the next 12 months has increased by 300 per cent.

Youngsters from Street are being invited to make their mark byputting pen to paper.

Street In Bloom have thrown down the challenge to the youth ofthe village to design their own logo to promote the organisation.

Youngsters have two weeks to design something that will be usednext year for Street In Bloom 2002.

A man was killed in an industrial accident at Glastonburyyesterday morning.

The dead man, who has not been named, was trapped by a forklifttruck at the town's car breakers yard Colin White Services.

A police spokesman described the death as a tragic accident.