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Description: Black and white photograph of Captain Robin Creighton M.B.E. and Miss. Laverne Sanders who married at Ross Register Office.

Description: Black and white photograph showing a group of ladies and gentlemen dressed up in period costume. The event was an Old Time Music Hall show put on by the social committee of the Church of St. Frances of Rome in St. Joseph's Convent Hall.

Description: Black and white photograph showing a house in the process of being built. The article is headed "RESIDENTS BLAME PLANNERS FOR 'INCOMPETENCE'".

Description: Black and white headshot photograph of a man wearing glasses. The man is named as Mr.Keith Walby. The photograph was used in an advertisement to announce he had joined the sales staff of Hartland Motors at Gloucester. Hartland Motors Limited were located at St. Oswald's Road in Gloucester and became a main dealer for Renault cars. They only occasionally advertised their car sales in the Ross Gazette. It was not until the following year in November 1975 did they make it apparent that Mr. Walby operated from Ross-on-Wye. In May 1976 their advertisement went further - "Your local rep. is Keith Walby Address: 23 The Gresleys, Ross-on-Wye..."

Description: Black and white head and shoulder passport style photograph of a woman The accompanying article is headed "LOCAL WOMAN IN MIDDLE EAST HIJACK DRAMA. Parted from husband in terror attack". The woman is Mrs. Hilda Hendry who had been caught up in a hijacking incident when armed Arab terrorists took over a British Airways VC-10 in Dubai. The aeroplane was forced to fly to Tripoli and then on to Tunis. She was released unharmed.

Description: Black and white photograph showing a hunt meet of around twenty horses and riders gathering outside a public house. There is sign attached to the chimney stack on the right that reads " White Hart Take Courage". A caption reads " Cotswold Vale Farmers' Hunt met at the White Hart, Aston Crews on Saturday"

Description: Black and white photograph of a woman and man dressed in period costumes sat on a bench. The article is headed "MURDER IN THE RED BARN MELODRAMA". The woman and man are actors in a play called "Maria Marten or Murder in the Red Barn" which was performed by the Goodrich Arts Society at the Castle View Hotel (now named Inn on the Wye).

Description: Black and white photograph showing a group of young people dressed in costume. The majority are sitting on steps which lead up to a stage. The accompanying article headed " AMBITIOUS PRODUCTION BY SCHOOL" is on the previous page (page 4). The young people are members of Ross County Secondary School's Drama Group performing the play "The Caucasian Chalk Circle". Members of the cast and production team are named.

Description: Black and white photograph showing a group of six men all holding bottles of spirits. The accompanying article is headed "BIG CATCHES IN CHRISTMAS CONTEST". The men are all members of Ross Angling Club who took part in a contest held at Goose Neck at Caradoc. The bottles were given as prizes. From left to right the anglers are named (with their position in the contest given in brackets) as: Fred Dobson (4th) John Morefield (3rd) Terry Gardner (1st) Doug Durham (6th) Dave Chandler (2nd) Frank Rossiter (5th) The first and second prize winners received an additional bottle of champagne and sherry respectively.

Description: Black and white photograph showing a man handing keys to another man who is sitting inside a minibus. There are children in the back of the minibus and another man is standing by the side. The three men are all in some way associated with the acquisition of a new minibus for Ross Grammar School. The bulk of money required to purchase the vehicle was raised by a sponsored walk on Penyard Hill. From left to right the men are named as: Mr. J. Bennett (president of the Parent-Teacher Association) Mr. G. D. T. Prime (acting headmaster (sat inside the minibus)) Mr. John Thomas (sponsored walk organiser)

Description: Black and white photograph of four young women stood in front of a Christmas tree. There is no article heading. The four women are officials of the Ross Thursday Group who had dinner at the Chase Hotel. From left to right they are named as: Chairman, Mrs. Christine Page Vice-chairman, Mrs. Mary Watts Secretary, Mrs. Jean Salmon Treasurer, Mrs Janet Morris Associated articles: January 29, 1970 (page 5) The Thursday Group were a women's group formed from St. Mary's Parish Church who held activities and events to raise funds for charities and the church. In 1970 they became independent from the church. They were formerly known as St. Mary's Women's Fellowship.

Description: Black and white photograph of Mr. Peter French and Miss. Pauline Trotman, married at Ross Parish Church.

Description: Black and white photograph showing three men standing around a tethered Hereford cross steer. One man is holding the rope and another man, wearing a chain of office, is holding up a trophy. The article heading is "Fatstock Show champion sells for £647" The man on the left is Mr. R. Meredith from Hoarwithy, who won the champion pen of lambs. The man holding up the trophy is the president of Chamber of Commerce, Mr. D. F. Nelson. The man on the right is Mr. Rolly Patrick who won the trophy. The trophy is the Ross Traders Cup awarded for the champion cattle at the show.

Description: Black and white photograph showing two women and a man sorting clothing.

Description: Black and white photo of Scouts badge giving ceremony, Scout Hut, Ross-on-Wye, 26th December 1974

Description: Black and white photo of school nativity play, 26th December 1974

Description: Black and white photo of cheque giving ceremony to St John Ambulance, 26th December 1974

Description: Black and white photograph showing a man standing with his arm around a woman who is sitting down. They are looking at each other. The man is holding a box shaped object with appears to be wrapped in a knitted material. The accompanying article is headed "HOSPITAL INCIDENT LEADS TO DIAMOND WEDDING". The couple are George and Eleanor Mills on the occasion of their diamond wedding anniversary. They met when George chased a cow and calf into Ross Cottage Hospital where Eleanor (Davies) was working as a ward maid. In the First World War, George served with the King's Shropshire Regiment and fought at the Battle of the Somme. The object he is holding is a tobacco tin wrapped in a knitted sock. He was carrying the tin on him when he was hit by shrapnel during the battle. RELATED ITEMS IN THE HEREFORDSHIRE HISTORY COLLECTION. NEWSPAPERS: Ross Gazette 1916 November 9, 1916 (page 3) Two pictures; the first is of Private G. W. Mills in his King's Shropshire Regiment uniform and the second is the damaged "Players" brand tobacco tin.

Description: Black and white photograph of Mr. Michael Howard Colley and Miss. Valerie Jean Bond, married at Up Hatherley Parish Church, Gloucestershire

Description: Black and white photograph showing a young woman and two men sat on a settee. There is a television set on the right. The young woman sat in the middle of the settee is 19-year-old Symonds Yat resident, Wendy Brute. The Rotaract Club bought her a colour television set with the proceeds from a shop they had ran for two days in the town. The club chairman, Martin Boyton, is on the left and David Rigden is on the right. Colour television sets did not outnumber black-and-white sets until 1976. (Source: Science and Media Museum website)