Carnival's good and bad years; From: The Huddersfield Daily Examiner Tuesday, December 12, 1972.LINDLEY Car nival ni·val adj. Of, relating to, or growing in or under snow: nival species of plants. [Latin niv , which has raised thousands of pounds for local charities down the years, is under sentence of death because of lack of organising support. Only seven people turned up at a committee meeting and secretary Mr Ken Shaw said today: "Unless there is an eleventh-hour move from some of the bodies it has helped, the carnival dies." It was left to a committee of 12 to organise the 1972 carnival, which was given a send-off by Annie Walker Annie Walker (née Beaumont), played by Doris Speed, was one of the original Coronation Street characters, when the show began in 1960 and appeared in the role until 1983. (Doris Speed Doris Speed, OBE (February 3, 1899 - November 16, 1994) was a British actress, most known for her role as snooty Rovers Return landlady Annie Walker on Coronation Street, a role she played from 1960 to 1983. ) of Coronation Street Coronation Street is an award-winning British soap opera. It is the longest-running television soap opera in the United Kingdom, first broadcast on Friday, 9 December, 1960 in the Granada region of ITV. . It made about pounds 500 and it was estimated by Mr Shaw that pounds 350 of that will be shared by about seven charities. "Reluctantly the decision was made last night to wind up the carnival, but if there are interested bodies who are willing to make a rescue attempt I am sure the 1972 committee will be prepared to give a hand," said Mr Shaw. If the death sentence is confirmed, then it will be the second time that this, one of the biggest carnival events in Huddersfield, will have disbanded. The present committee reorganised it after a lapse of 14 years. (We know from photographs and cuttings that the carnival was definitely held in 1949, 1953-55, 1969 and 1972. There were plans to revive it in 1985). CAPTION(S): ROSE TO THE OCCASION: The Lindley carnival Rose Queen for 1953 was Elaine Beaumont (inset, right and with the bouquet, main picture above). Her attendants were Charlotte Haworth, Nancy Elizabeth Tozer, Patricia Anne Whiteley and Susan Marjorie Binns. The page boy was Dennis Pickup. (53-2804); CHUFFED chuff 1 n. A rude, insensitive person; a boor. [Middle English chuffe.] chuffed Adjective Informal : One of the most popular attractions at the 1953 carnival was the miniature train. But where's the driver? (53-2810); CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT: Lindley carnival's Rose Queen in 1954 (centre stage, with throne) was 14-year-old Joan Roebuck, who was crowned by retiring Queen Janet Brook. Joan's attendants were Susan Edley, Maureen Dickinson, Pauline Kneeshaw and J Jean Thompson. The page boy (not pictured) was Kenneth G Haigh. (49-7513B); DRESS UP: Sadly, we don't know the names the winners of the 1953 Lindley carnival fancy dress contest, though the Swedish Maiden (centre) seems to have gained the judges' top mark (53-2813); FANCY THAT: Patricia Taylor, in the bonnet, (left) was one of the contestants in Lindley Carnival's 1949 event. Sadly, she was the only one mentioned in the picture caption (49-7517) |
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