CARNIVALS

This section will be a collection of photographs, reports and programmes, in no particular order. We have quite a few more photos in the Randolph Centre. The quality of some is not too good so we haven’t posted them here but they are available to view at the Randolph Centre.

Below: 1920’s?: Carnival float passing Ramshaw School and the Ford, Oaks Bank

Below: Jessie Robinson (nee Milburn) admiring the view with her children, Colin, Brenda and June Robinson.

Below: likely to be people from Ramshaw, details unknown

Below: The float includes Sheila Mairs, Freda Proud, Ena Proud, Betty Worthy, Annie Hutton, Jean Mairs and Gwenn Proud

Below: Evenwood Club preparing for the carnival.

Below: Jazz Band marching at Ramshaw

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Below: 1965

Below: British Legion float

Below: Philip and Gillian Walker.

Below: Left to Right: ?, Margaret Prudhoe, Dennis Patton, ?, Topsey Handley, Meggie Thorburn, ?, Molly Brown, Jenny Jacobs, ?,

Below: 1980: Susan Tate, Sharon Parkin & Karen Walker.

Below: Philip Walker (Alexandra Terrace)

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Below: Evenwood Gate carnival float

Below: 1964, the Felling Jazz Band passing West Cumberland Farmers building, formerly Anderson’s bus garage, Swan Street.

Below: 1966 Programme

Below: about 1966 (maybe?) Jean Peirs (nee Walton)

Below: 1962 (maybe?) John Peddelty is the young pitman Judith Jobling Centre.

Below: Cathy Clark and Cissie Anderson

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Below: Bank Top Evenwood.

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Bev Clark “Guessing 1969, it was ‘clunk click every trip or you could end up just like this'”. Back in the day, the government was trying to get motorists to use safety belts. “CLUCK CLICK, EVERY TRIP” was the catch phrase.

As many will know, Bev married Ian Welsh and they have been in Perth, Australia since 1999.