UReginald cm look trixx) .. PCltlePf. WHITSTABLE optician Reginald Siminson retires today (Thursday) after servhig the town for 41 - And he esUmates that during that time he must have dealt with around 50.000 people. After training in London as an opthalmic optician, Mr. Sirninso

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WHITSTABLE family had a shock when they returned from a Spanish holiday this week. They found their neighbours had built an extension blocking the view from their living room window. The work has so upset merchant seaman Mr Roger l'eplow that he is now planning seil the semi-det

WORKMEN'S efforts to mend a hole in a Whitstable pavement did not come up to scratch in the eyes of one councillor so he repaired it himself. Clir. Horatio Hopkins got out his shovel and filled the hole with earth as a stop-gap measure. He said he contacted the Council works dep

Melinda. who is a purserette for Seaspeed Hovercraft at Dover. expects to get about £2OO from the Jump. She got a lot of sponsors at the I. V.A. charity cricket match held at Chestfield two weeks ago, as well as from the Whitstable. Herne Bay and Canterbury Ladies' Auxiliary of

Guide Dogs for the Blind will be pleased to know that all went off as planned for 26- year old Melinda Smoothy. Melinda. whose father Mr. Peter Smoothy is the licensee of the "Four Fath. oms" in Herne Bay, made her first parachute jump on Wednesday last week - We had eight hours

Melinda, who is a purserette for Seaspeed Hovercraft at Dover. expects to get about 1200 from the Jump. She got a lot of sponsors at the I. V.A. charity cricket match held at Chestfield two weeks ago, as well as from the Whitstable, Herne Bay and Canterbury Ladles' Auxiliary of

Founded in 1864 Hood Office: 136 Cromwell Road Whitstable CTS ING Telephone 262361 We're heartily sick of it WHY is the Council so shy about releasing full details of the cost of its new civic offices? We heard enough about the Guildhall project to become heartily sick of it and

MORE than 80 hours The illustration was taken work went into the mak- from a sailing magazine and tog of a grandmother to give local interest he clock by Mr. Richard painted oyster catchers Sutton. of Sandpiper round the edges of the Road. Whitstable. and Roman nuilPerals. " the