Dover Express 03 September 1909.

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.

Mr, W. Hobbs, of the "Moor's Head Inn," Adisham, was granted an occasional licence for Mr. Sladden's farm sale on October 7th.

From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday, 5 October, 1923. Price 1½d.

LICENSING

The "Moore's head," Adisham, was granted an occasional licence for Mr. Hadaway's farm sale on October 10th, Rowling Farm, Goodnestone.

Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald 01 January 1927.

DEATH OF MR. W. HOBBS.

We regret to record the death on the 24th inst. of Mr. William Hobbs, the youngest son of the late Mr. Henry Hobbs, of Tappington Farm, Denton. Mr. Hobbs passed away peacefully after an illness lasting nine weeks. He had held the license of the "Moor's Head," Adisham for the past twenty-one years, having previously been the licensee of the "Royal Oak" at Blean near Canterbury. Mr. Hobbs was well known in the village and district. He leaves a widow, a son and three daughters.

Dover Express 09 January 1931.

FIRE BRIGADE.

On Tuesday evening, the Wingham Fire Brigade was called to the "Moor's Head," Adisham, to a chimney fire. On arriving, flames were pouring out of the chimney. A fireman proceeded to sweep the chimney with a gooseberry bush, fixing a bush to a chain and dropping the chain down the flue continually pulling the bush through until all the fire was swept out.

From the Dover Express, 20 October 1933.

WINGHAM PETTY SESSIONS.

Uproar in Public House.

William Keenan, Aylesham, was charged with wilfully smashing glasses, ornaments, etc., valued at £3 10s., the property of William Cocks White, licensee of “The Moor’s Head,” Adisham, on 14th October.

Mr. White said defendant, with some other men, came to the house and went into the club room. There was a quarrel, and the place became in an uproar. Defendant hit a man on the head with a bottle. Immediately afterwards there was a melee, and tables were overturned and glasses and ornaments broken. Witness did not see defendant actually smashing anything, but he was one of the four who caused the uproar. Another man, Smith, who was with the defendants was the real ringleader, but the summons had not been served on him. The case was adjourned for a month.

From the Dover Express and East Kent News, 14 July 1939.

Ducks stolen at Adisham

Cyril Morgan (25), a miner living at Aylesham, was summoned for stealing two Aylesbury ducks, value 10s. the property of William Tull, licensee of the "Moor's Head," Adisham, on 8th July.

Defendant pleaded guilty.

Inspector Tebay said the defendant was in the "Moor's Head" from 8.30 till 10 p.m. .At 10.35 p.m. P.C. Wissenden saw defendant acting suspiciously at the rear of the premises. He went towards him, and defendant ran away, but P.C. Wissenden caught him. When asked to account for blood on his jacket, defendant said that he had cut his finger, and, in fact, the finger was bandaged. P.C. Wissenden found two freshly killed ducks, and questioned, defendant said, "I saw them running on the road and caught them and screwed their necks." Inspector Tebay added that defendant was a miner living at Milner Crescent, Aylesham. He drank rather a lot. He had a wife and two children. On 16th June he was fined 10s. for committing a nuisance, and on 23rd June he was fined 10s. with 12s. costs for being drunk and disorderly.

Defendant said that he would never have done such a thing had he not had so much beer in him.

P.C. Wissenden, in reply to the Chairman, said that defendant had been drinking, but was not drunk.

Defendant was asked to pay the value of the ducks, 10s. and 8s. costs, and also agreed to be bound over for two years, a condition that he should abstain from consuming intoxicating liquor and not enter premises at which intoxicating liquor was sold.

The Chairman said that the magistrates congratulated P.C. Wissenden.

Dover Express 23rd July 1948.

Wingham Petty Sessions.

A sitting of Wingham Petty Sessions was held at The Guildhall, Sandwich, on Thursday before Lord Hawarden, in the chair, Mr. F. Rose, Major S. E. Allen, Mrs. Plumptre and Miss Tower.

Food Summonses Adjourned.

When Phyllis Priscilla Ransley, “The Moors Head”, Adisham, was called to answer summonses relating to the use of three ration books after new ones had been issued, having been issued with a new ration book failing to return the old one when it was found and making false written statements, Inspector Griffiths said defendant had moved to Tunbridge Wells and the summonses had not been served.

Adjourned till September 2nd.

From the Dover Express and East Kent News, 1 October, 1965.

Ballet in the bar at Adisham

Out of opening hours, with the tables and chairs pushed back, the saloon bar of the Moor's Head, Adisham, is an ideal dance studio for 12-year-old Lynton York, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben York, the licensees.

Copper haired, blue-eyed Lynton, who lives for ballet, a pupil at Aylesham Secondary School, has just heard that she has been accepted for an audition at the Royal Ballet School at Richmond.

She has been studying ballet for only just over a year with Mr. Sydney Woodman, of Canterbury, and has already won the 4.D.M.Y. bronze medal and tomorrow dances for the silver.