New parish of All Saints created

Digest of stories from The Luton News: Thursday, October 10th, 1918.

All Saints Church, Luton

  • All Saints Church in 1962, a year after a serious fire there.

The Bishop of St Albans paid his first visit to All Saints Church on Saturday to separate officially the new ecclesiastical district of All Saints from the parish of Christ Church and to appoint and license the Rev W. Morgan to the sole charge of the new district.

The Bishop was attended by Canon Hicks, Principal of Bishop's College, who acted as Chaplain. Among the clergy present were Canon Morgan Smith, Canon Coate, the Rural Dean (Rev A. E. Chapman), Rev J. L. Barkway (Vicar designate of Christ Church), Rev G. H. C. Shorting (Vicar of Stopsley), the Rev W. Morgan (curate in charge of All Saints), and the Revs E. C. Whitworth, G. N. L. Hall and G. W. Russell.

The service began with shortened evensong, Canon Morgan Smith intoning the service and the Rural Dean reading the lesson. Evensong ended, the Bishop from the pulpit expressed his pleasure that in view of the development of church life in All Saints, he felt justified in sanctioning a conventional district.

He expressed his complete confidence in the priest in charge, whom he was appointing and licensing in that service as pastor and shepherd of 6,000 people. That ceremony rook place in the sanctuary before the altar, was most solemn and impressive.

  • With the object of aiding their Widows and Orphans Fund, the Luton and District Discharged Soldiers and Sailors Association (National Federation) held another church parade on Sunday. The Chapel Street Wesleyan Church was lent for the occasion by the trustees, and the parade was favoured by excellent weather. The members assembled at Park Square and, headed by the No 1 Salvation Army Band and the 2nd Volunteer Battalion Beds Regiment Band, went by way of Church Street, Midland Road, High Town Road, Havelock Road, North Street, Old Bedford Road, Mill Street, Manchester Street, George Street and Chapel Street to the church. After the service the procession returned by way of Chapel Street, George Street, Wellington Street, Windsor Street, Hibbert Street, Albert Road, Queen Square, Chobham Street and Park Street to be dismissed at Park Square. The sum of £25 12s was raised for the good work done by the fund.

  • Sgt H. C. HuntNews had just come to hand that Sgt H. C. Hunt (RAF), of 222 Beech Hill, Luton has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal for bravery whilst flying in France. A clerk at the Cocoa Works in 1917, he joined the Training Reserve and in November 1917 transferred to the Royal Flying Corps, training as an observer. Before coming home on leave in August he brought down two German machines and one observation balloon. Sgt Hunt (pictured right) is now in hospital in Grosvenor Square, Luton, suffering from nerve strain.

  • The Luton Waste Paper Scheme held their second annual meeting on Tuesday evening at 29 Wellington Street, and a further sum of £500 was distributed for the benefit of war charities. The amount was distributed among the following institutions: Local Prisoners of War, £200; Bedfordshire Prisoners of War, £200; Wardown Comforts Fund, £50; and the Order of St John of Jerusalem, £50. Since the scheme was inaugurated £2,150 has been distributed.

  • A few weeks ago we reported the purchase by Alderman Wilkinson of the Tingrith Manor Estate for the sum of £45,500, and last week it was announced that he had disposed of it. The purchaser, it now transpires, is Mr Stewart Hubbard, of Luton.

  • At Christ Church on Thursday, Miss Emily Rayment, daughter of the late Mr C. Rayment, and Mrs Rayment, of 39 Highfield Road, was married to Sec Lieut Herbert C. Gibbs, L.E.E., who prior to the war was engaged with a local firm. After the ceremony the happy couple left for Bournemouth.

  • Air Mechanic T. J. O'Brien, RAF, has spent a pleasant three weeks leave from Egypt and Palestine with his wife and little girl at 82 Norman Road, Luton.

  • At a meeting of local fruiterers at the Franklin Hotel on Tuesday evening, a body was formed bearing the title Luton & District Retail Fruiterers Association, the object being for these tradesmen to unite in protection of their interests in view of the conditions brought about by the war.

  • In the course of his annual report, the Librarian (Mr T. E. Maw) says: “During the past year the number of books issued for home reading has risen from 102,838 to 120,270, a remarkably large issue for a town of 50,000-80,000 inhabitants. The total number of books taken into the homes of Luton in seven years is 642,583.

  • A meeting of Dallow Road Co-operative Allotment Association considered a letter from Mr Woodcock, the Stockwood Estate manager, stating that 12 acres of land now in the occupation of the Association had been sold to a large engineering firm for the erection of a fac tory, and that he must consequently give the Association three months notice to terminate their tenancy of that part of the ground. But Mr Woodcock said he had seen a representative of the firm that morning and they had decided to let the gardens remain in the hands of the allotment holders for another year.

  • Remarkable prices were realised for the crop of mangold wurzels (Golden Tankard) and kohl rabi on the Corporation Farm at Spittlesea, by Messrs J. Cumberland & Sons yesterday afternoon. Thirteen lots were offered. The biggest lot (Lot 4) comprised 250 poles, for which Messrs Powdrill & Son paid 10s per pole (£80 per acre).