Today in my lunch break I started scanning the first of four volumes of The News and Sports Mail, going through the April 1984 issues.
Having in the past consulted other newspaper titles on microfilm and struggling with scratchy film and varying quality microfilm readers, it's a pleasure to see old newspapers in print again! I quickly became reacquainted with The News and the pink football Sports Mail edition; my family never bought the pink editions.
At least the British Library provides decent trolleys for these huge, bulky volumes and sturdy angled rests at desks for examining them; I quickly paged through the April issues whilst standing up.
There was little reporting of local athletics news apart from a Thursday 5 April report on the first Fareham Athletic Club open meeting at Alexandra Park, Portsmouth. The weather was described as "near Arctic conditions".
It's permissible to photograph newspapers (subject to copyright rules) using mobiles and compact cameras in the reading room.
Once I've identified the event I attended, I'll photograph the accompanying newspaper report and its bound volume.
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