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Folkestone Herald
26-4-1958
Local News
When Folkestone Magistrates on Wednesday granted a
music licence for the Victoria Inn, Risborough Lane, Cheriton, there was a
reservation that the volume of noise which could be produced from a juke-box it
was proposed to install, should be controlled by the landlord, to prevent
possible nuisance to neighbours. The landlord gave the necessary undertaking.
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Folkestone Gazette
11-2-1959
Local News
For 13 years Cheriton
Football Club have had free use of a room, light and heating for their meetings
at the Victoria Hotel, Risborough Lane, and they showed their appreciation by
presenting the retiring tenant, Mr. Arthur Henry Alker with a barometer at the
hotel last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Alker retired on Tuesday
last week and are now living at 75, Royal Military Avenue, Cheriton. Mrs. Alker first went to the hotel just over 40 years ago when her
father, Mr. F.R. Rivers, became licensee. When they married in 1925, Mr. and Mrs. Alker
managed the business until 1944, when they took over the tenancy. Mr. Alker, who is 69, has had to give
up the tenancy owing to ill-health. The relief barmaid, Mrs. M. Hogan, who has
been employed by Mr.
and Mrs. Alker for 14 years, has had to leave now that the hotel is changing
hands.
Cheriton Football Club players and officials
gathered on Monday last week for the presentation, which was made by Councillor
Capt. W. Lawrence, Club Chairman. “Mr.
Alker has been President of the club since 1946 and has always .taken a great
interest in us”, said the Chairman. “This has been our headquarters since 1946 and we
have held all our meetings here. It is for these reasons that we are going to
feel a great loss when they leave”, he added. Referring to the inscription on the barometer,
“With sincere appreciation from Cheriton Football Club”, the Chairman said, “We
really mean that, Mr. Alker. You have been a brick, to our club and we want to
thank you very much for all you have done for us”.
Replying, Mr. Alker said “It has always been my
pleasure to help any amateur club, for without assistance they could not get
on”. He said that today people spoke about youngsters hanging around street
corners or drinking too much, but
they had always been welcome to the hotel to play darts or join the football
club. He recalled the time when there were few facilities
for sport, and said that in his younger days he used to play on a refuse dump. “It has been no trouble to my wife and
I to help the club. Thank you very much for your friendship”, concluded Mr.
Alker.
The new tenants of the Victoria Hotel are Mr. and
Mrs. R.H. Larkin, from Lewes.
Folkestone Herald
14-2-1959
Local News
The transfer of the licence of the Victoria Hotel,
Cheriton, to Mr. R.H. Larkin, was confirmed at Folkestone Brewster Sessions on
Wednesday. A protection order had been granted previously.
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