Folkestone Express
18-11-1922
Monday, November 13th: Before Mr. G. Boyd, Mr.
W.R. Boughton, Mr. A. Stace, Alderman W. Dunk, Mr. Morrison, Colonel P.
Broome-Giles, and Dr. Nuttall.
Two boys, one aged 17 and another aged 13 were charged with
stealing beer bottles from 38, Foord Road.
Leonard Swallow Woods, 113, Black Bull Road, said that on
Friday evening, about 7.45, he entered the shop, 38, Foord Road, and made a
purchase. On leaving the shop he saw three boys leaning against a fence of the
second or third house adjoining. He passed them, and they walked as far as New
Street, and returned. When he got to the top of Mr. Sprules` area steps one
came up carrying a small bag. He told him to put it down, and he did so, and he
heard bottles rattle, and he took the boy to Miss Sprules.
Miss A.I.V. Sprules said she was the step-daughter of Mr.
Sprules, the occupier of 38, Foord Road, an off licensed premises. The empties
were stored in the area in crates and cases. On Friday evening Mr. Woods went
to her in the shop with a bag which contained 13 empty beer bottles. They paid
customers 2d. each on the bottles when they were returned.
An errand boy said he was with the other two boys on Friday
evening, and met them at the Central station subway about seven o`clock. He
went with them to the cycle shop in Foord Road, at the corner of New Street.
One said they were going to get some bottles, and he saw them both go down the
area steps. They came up again half an hour later, but neither was carrying
anything. He asked them what was the matter, and they said they were frightened
by someone coming along. They went back to Sprules` shop, and the same boy went
down the area. Witness still stood on the corner of New Street, and he was
there watching the whole half hour. He saw Mr. Woods come along, and the third
boy walked as far as the cycle shop.
One boy said that the witness met them at the station, and
asked him if they were going to get some bottles with him.
The witness stated he never said anything about it.
Defendant said he said “If you get the bag of bottles, I
will wait at the top of the steps for you, and take them into the shop for
you”.
Witness denied this.
P.C. Allen said he was in Guildhall Street on Saturday
morning, and saw the oldest boy and told him he was making inquiries about some
beer bottles stolen from the area at 38, Foord Road the previous evening, and
that he answered the description of a boy seen taking them. He cautioned him,
and he replied that one helped him put them in the sack while the other kept
watch. He later saw the other boy in Cheriton Road, and he replied “I don`t
know anything about any bottles”. He took him to the police station, and later
charged them together.
The elder boy said he was very sorry for what he had done.
His ambition was to get into the Army and make a fresh start in life.
The Clerk said that neither the Navy nor the Army would take
boys who had been convicted of stealing.
The other boy said he was sorry it had happened.
Inspector Bourne said the boys were strongly suspected of
being attached to a gang which had caused the police considerable trouble
recently, and they had had complaints respecting both of them. Both boys had
very good homes.
Mr. Sprules said he lost 8s. worth of bottles on Friday
night. He would like the boys to be treated leniently, as it was their first
offence.
The father of the oldest boy said his son`s intellect was
not as bright as it ought to be. He had given him a good talking to, and if the
Magistrates would look over it he thought he would pull himself together. He
wanted to get the boy into the Army.
The father of the other said he wanted to get his boy right
away from Folkestone as soon as he could, if he could get him exempt from
school. He was a good boy at home.
Mr. Boyd said the boys would be placed on probation for
twelve months, and they would be under the supervision of Mr. Holmes.
The boy witness was then called before the Magistrates, and
Mr. Boyd said they were quite satisfied that he was quite as bad as the other
boys, and he was not quite sure whether he was not the worst. He ought to have
been with them in the dock, and he must be careful what he was doing in the
future. If he was caught doing anything again he would be severely dealt with.
Folkestone Herald
18-11-1922
Local News
At a Juvenile Court on Monday (Mr. G.I. Swoffer presiding),
two boys were charged with stealing beer bottles, the property of Mr. Sprules,
from 38, Foord Road, on the 11th of November.
It was stated in the evidence that the boys took thirteen
empty bottles from the area in front of 38, Foord Road. An errand boy said that
he was watching the whole time. P.C. Allen, who gave evidence of the arrest of
the boys, said one of them had said to him “What about the errand boy? He was
with us, and took some last week”. Both defendants pleaded Guilty.
Inspector Bourne stated that he very strongly suspected both
boys and also the errand boy of being in a gang which has caused a lot of
trouble.
The Bench, in binding the defendants over to be of good
behaviour fro twelve months, said they thought the errand boy was quite as bad
as the other two.
Folkestone
Express 7-1-1928
Local News
At the Folkestone Police Court on Wednesday morning the
off licence of the Foord Tavern, Foord Road was transferred from Mr. Victor E.
Sprules to Mr. Alexander William King.
Folkestone
Express 25-11-1933
Wednesday, November 22nd: Before Mr. J.H.
Blamey, Alderman T.S. Franks, Councillor Mrs. E. Gore, Mr. F. Seager, Mr. W. Smith,
Eng. Rear Admiral L.J. Stephens, and Alderman J.W. Stainer.
The off licence of the Foord tavern, for which
temporary protection had also been granted, was transferred to Mr. C.P.A. Ward.
Folkestone Express
5-9-1936
Local News
On Friday the Folkestone
magistrates refused to grant a protection order respecting the transfer of the
licence of the Foord Tap from Mr. C.P.A. Ward to the secretary of Fremlin’s,
Ltd., the owners. It was stated that if the protection order had been granted,
Mr. Ward would have continued as manager whilst certain structural repairs to
the premises were carried out. The Chairman said the magistrates did not see
the necessity of granting an order until a new tenant was found.
Folkestone Express
12-9-1936
Local News
The Folkestone
magistrates on Friday granted a protection order in respect of the Foord Tap,
Foord Road, from Mr. C. P. A. Ward to Mr. Fullager, Secretary of Fremlin’s,
Ltd. The matter was before the magistrates on the previous Friday, when they
refused to make an order as they did not see the necessity for it. Mr. Mowll
appeared on the second occasion and pointed out that Mr. Ward wanted to leave
Folkestone, as he had had an offer of employment from a firm at Bedford.
Folkestone Herald 16-2-1963
Annual Licensing Sessions
Convictions for
drunkenness in Folkestone in 1962 totalled 27, a decrease of 10 compared with
the 1961 figure. But even so it compared unfavourably with the records of
neighbouring towns - 12 at Dover, 12 at Canterbury, and 15 at Ashford.
At Folkestone
Brewster Sessions on Wednesday, the Chairman of the Justices, Mr. P.V. Gurr,
asked the assembled licensees to watch this aspect carefully throughout the
coming year. He pointed out that the figure of 27 covered only those who had
been convicted. “You will all be aware”, he added, “that there are a large
number of other drunks who manage to find their own way home safely”.
In his annual report
to the Justices, Supt. W.M. Peck, of Folkestone Police, said that three of the
27 convictions were for driving or being in charge of motor vehicles while
under the influence of drink. This was a decrease of one on the comparable
figure for 1961. He said that the total number of premises in the town licensed
for the sale of intoxicating liquor was 156, approximately one for every 283
persons, based on the population recorded in the 1961 Census. These included 91
publicans` licences, 32 off-licences, 11 residential licences, eight restaurant
licences, nine residential and restaurant licences, and three licensed clubs.
These figures differed from those of 1961 in that a publican`s licence was
granted to the Lismore Hotel, and the off-licence of the Foord Road Tavern was
not renewed. In addition, 11 residential licences, seven restaurant licences
and nine combined residential and restaurant licences were granted. Three clubs
were granted Justices` on-licences. Three premises, the Queen`s Hotel, Majestic
Hotel and Royal Kent Hotel were vacant and not being used as licensed premises.
The total number of registered clubs within the borough was 31. Two new clubs
were registered and 14 clubs did not re-register. So far as music and dancing
licences were concerned, a total of 47 premises were involved. This showed a
decrease of 37 on the 1961 figures, 38 licences not being renewed and one new
licence being granted. During the year there were 11 transfers in respect of
licensed premises, and 35 occasional licences and 879 extensions of hours were
granted. The latter figures compared with 14 occasional licences and 2,044
extensions in 1961. Police made 377 visits to licensed premises during the
year, and in addition other premises holding music and dancing licences ewre
also visited. It was found that hey were generally well-conducted.
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