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YEAR OF THE CHILD 1979

While Miss Baker was around, we had every chance of having a Parish celebration somehow or other, and in 1979, she, as Headmistress of our Village School found out early on in the year, that, in the summer there would be a national celebration of Year of the Child.     So naturally she began the 'stirring' to involve as many people as possible in the Parish to be involved in this.

Please note – Miss Baker did not think in terms of 'village'.   To her, village meant Parish and all the surrounding areas in the Parish.  No-one was to be left out.  So everyone in Shipston Road in our Parish was informed. - ditto those at Willicote and Wincote and Milcote.


So, the day was a resounding success.   It was opened by Mrs. Oulton, who known as actress Peggy Thorpe Bates, was often seen on our televisions.  

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There was a Street Party for all the children on the pavement outside the Jubilee Hall.

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The Fancy Dress must have caused some parents problems, for the costumes were  to be outfits resembling what children of other nations were wearing.   And here are some of them – but not James Salmon who was supposed to be dressed as an Arab draped in a sheet with the addition of  sunglasses on his nose, but insisted instead on joining the procession on his bike dressed as himself.  Fortunately the Judges decided to ignore him!

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There was a show or concert in the Jubilee Hall, showing sketches by the children of children's Nursery Rhymes throughout the ages.

And, last of all competitive games in the Recreation Ground and possibly more following.

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Can anyone remember?

And here are some of the photos taken on that day:-