From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday 6 March 1953.

RURAL LICENSEES MEET

Mr. A. E. Giles, of the "Plough Inn," Ripple, was unanimously re-elected Chairman of the Wingham and District Licensed Victuallers Association at the annual meeting at his house on Monday. Mr. E. Curling, of the "Five Bells," Eastry, was re-elected Vice-Chairman, and Mr. T. Gibbens, The "Volunteer," Ash, Hon. Treasurer. Owing to health reasons, the Hon. Secretary, Mr. George Borrett, of The "Anchor," Littlebourne, is resigning but will continue until a successor is appointed.

The new Committee elected comprises: Messrs. A. B. Clayson, "Crown Inn," Eythorne; Mr. C. Munday, "Sportsman's Arms," Barham; J. Murphy, "Woodman's Arms," Barham; S. Pitts, "Eight Bells," Wingham Well; and F. York, "Rice Arms," Tilmanstone.

From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday 20 March 1953.

Buried Beer

Workmen engaged in enlarging the bus-park in Pencester Road this week had an unexpected find - a half-pint  bottle of Fremlinlight ale, buried two feet below the ground.

"I examined the find and found it to be in an excellent state of preservation," commented Mr. H. S. Price, East Kent Traffic Superintendent at Dover.

Two houses which stood on this site were wrecked by a bomb in April, 1942.

From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday 10 April 1953.

Licence Change

At the Wingham Sessions, Canterbury. The East Kent Confirming Authority confirmed the grants by the respective licensing justices of publicans' licences for the "First and Last," Ash, and the Hazling Dane Country House Hotel, Shepherdswell, of a wine licence for the "Woodman's Arms," Bridge, and a wine and spirits licence for the Lancaster Stores, Capel-le-Ferne.

From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday 14 August, 1953.

Public Houses Change Hands

Dover Magistrates on Friday granted full transfer of licences of four public houses and the Car Ferry Terminal restaurant. All had been previously granted provisional transfers.

They were: "British Queen," from W. A. Lambkin to Kenneth L. Bloor; "Prince Alfred," from A. J. Porter to Jack Culley; "Red Cow," from P. J. Ditton to E. R. O'Neill; "Trocadero Bars," from R. Eynon to Robert Gascoign; and the "Merry Dolphin Restaurant," at the Terminal, from Captain R. W. Cooke to G. E. Graham Lyon.

The magistrates also agreed to the carrying out of proposed structural alterations to the private and public bars at the "King Lear."

From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday 20 November, 1953.

Licence Transfers

The following licence transfers were approved at Wingham Sessions at Canterbury last Thursday. "Green Man," Shatterling, from Frederick G. Perkins to Sidney Curtis; "Bull's Head," Adisham from Mrs. Fanny Pooley to David H. Sinclair; "Yew Tree," Barfrestone, from Cyril B. Elvey to William Humphrey; off-licence, Adisham, from Mrs. Mary Cork to Austin M. Wilson.