NOSTALGIA: Nudists urged to erect warning signs in 1974 and Tina Turner wows Haven despite cold in 1984

International chessmaster Andrew Martin came to Boston Grammar School in 1984 to play 25 youngsters aged between nine and 17 at the same time and he won every game. The event was a South Holland Schools Chess Association fundraiser.

This week (February 27 edition) in 1974 ...

* Nudists at Freiston Shore were being urged to put up signs to warn people they were about.

In a letter to the Standard, Mrs O. R. Levis, of Nottingham, said: “In recent years, I cannot help noticing that during the summer this spot – surely one the most peaceful spots in England – has been used increasingly by people who like to take the sun and air without clothes.”

Fire engines gather in Strait Bargate following the outbreak at Manfield's in 1984.

She said she had no objection to nudism, but wished participants would confine themselves to a particular area to avoid ‘embarrassing confrontations with clothed people’.

“Their choice of location is admirable, and in these enlightened times I am sure we should regard them with tolerance,” she said. “Perhaps though they should arm themselves with little notices saying ‘nudists beyond this point’ and plant them at strategic places before they undress.”

* Butterwick’s Arthur Sharpe was sharing his memories of working on the construction of the Municipal Buildings, in Boston’s West Street, in 1903.

Arthur, aged 89 in 1974, said: “I remember that when we had virtually finished the buildings, they decided to introduce electricity so we had to pull out the walls again to put the wires in.”

Fire crews inspect the scene of the outbreak in 1984.

This week in 1984 ...

* Soul legend Tina Turner played the Haven in Boston.