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A school sack race, a traditional summer Sports Day race in which children stepped inside a rough old sack and then had to ‘hop’ over the ground to race each other along a short course. In this case, at Holmes Chapel, but typical of thousands of similar events across the nation each summer.

School Sack Race

1910

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This one took place in the Swan Hotel Field. This one looks like around the time of WW1

Group of participants around the May Queen.

1916

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Troops parading through the Square at the time of WW1

Troops Parading in the Square

1918

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Same year as another photograph in the archive

May Festival

1920

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The photograph shows the wedding of Annie Ford and is taken with the front elevation of the farm house which is now called Croco Brook Farm

Wedding Photograph at Back Lane Farm

1924

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Part of the procession in the Village Fete

Village Fete in 1924

1924

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Wedding of Joe Baddeley & Mabel Blunstone

Wedding of Joe Baddeley and Mabel Blunstone

1930

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The local scouts enjoying a meal at the Hermitage under the watchful eye of the butler and staff

Hermitage Scout Party

1930

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The first May Queen, Elizabeth Mandeville is in the centre of the group. She was then Mrs A Gater.

Group of Ladies at May Day Festival

1930

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Images of May Queen procession in 1933 from Staffordshire Sentinel newspaper on 20 May 1933. Gladys Maybury the May Queen.

May Queen Procession 1933

1933

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Extract from Sandbach and District Parochial magazine January 1944, Holmes Chapel section.

Holmes hapel section of Sandbach Parish Magazine

1944

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The bell ringers of St Lukes church who rang for victory at end of WW2

1945 Bell Ringers

1945

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Extract from Sandbach and District Parochial magazine January 1951, Holmes Chapel section.

Holmes Chapel section of Sandbach Parish Magazine

1950

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School Nativity Play 1951. Back row from l to r Margaret Higgins, Esther Curley, Pam Moss, Brenda Pickering, Joyce Pickering, Felicity Bishop?, Betty Alcock ,Diane Hassall. Front row Beryl Kent?, Pamela Bleasdale, Margaret Culey, Carol Hassall

Macclesfield Road School Nativity

1951

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The Queen was Joan Chesters and retiring Queen Gwen Kendrick. The choirboy was Douglas Benson and Page Boy Philip Hardwicke. Also in the group are Ena Headrapson, Brenda?. Beryl Whitehurst, Brenda Headrapson, June Gobbet, Gillian Hilsden, Pam Moss, Beryl Robinson, Betty Alcock, Joan Wortley, Joyce Pickering, Peggy Hoyle.

St Luke's Rose Queen 1951

1951

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Aladdin concert in Saltersford Hall Memorial Hall in early 50's. cast Fay Barratt (Aladdin), Beryl Robinson (Widow Twanky), Margaret Barr (Hi See), Graham Rathbone (Abanazor), Tony Appleton (The Emperor of China), Muriel Burgess (Princess so Sweet), Sheila Hillsden (Julianna), Victor Byron (The Grand Vizer), Angela Burrows (Wishee Washee), Rena Mandeville (Slave of the Ring), Gillian Prescott (Slave of the Lamp), The chorus consisted of Misses R Frost, S Pickstock, S Hillsdon and the Junior chorus comprised Misses A Winter, J Oakes, B Bates, L Henshaw, E Warburton, P Swettman the solos taken by Adrian Winter. Ballet dancers were B Bates and B Knowles. It was reported as one of the best amateur shows seen in Holmes Chapel for a long time.

Cast of Aladdin Concert

1977

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May Day programme of events and adverts 6

May Day Programme6

1953

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May Day Festival sometime in mid 1950's. This was held on the area which is now Holmes Chapel Primary School field, with what is now Bessancourt in background. Front row Pat Hancock, Peter Hancock, Next, Jeremy Bishop and possibly Robert Oaks with ? Weighell, Also David Kent 6th boy back and also Jane Whitehurst

May Day children

1955

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The image shows Jimmy Chetham driving the Rose Queen in the parade through the village in his cream Ford Consul Convertable

Rose Queen

1955

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A page from the May Festival programme for 1957

May Festival Programme 1957

1957

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