A good trip

To mark centenary year Northam Chamber of Commerce are paying for a grant of arms of the township, and to help raise funds they organised a draw, prizes given by members included free holidays in various types of accommodation at Westward Ho! in 1963 – centenary year. 

Mr Martin, caravan site proprietor, was among those who offered a holiday, as was his personal friend and secretary of the Chamber, Mr W Latter, who owns a guest house.

More than 1,000 tickets were sold and the week’s holiday to be given by Mr Latter was won by - Mr Martin. And so it is that Mr Martin is now on the look out for a deserving couple, possibly old-age pensioners and preferably from an industrial area, who would appreciate a week’s free accommodation at ‘glorious Westward Ho!’ and who would otherwise, not have a holiday.

Incidentally Mr Martin also sold another winning ticket in the draw – to someone in Torrington.

Full Gazette article dated 2 November 1962