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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: In line with Government directions volunteers are unable to access our archive rooms to digitise Burnley Express negatives for the website. However, we are continuing to add interesting images from our Newspaper Cuttings Envelopes which are being catalogued by some volunteers at home. These records date from the 1930's to the mid 1950's. Some of these will also be developed as longer stories on our Articles page.
50 Years ago this week.
Marking of the 28 entrants for the Easter Bonnet competition held at Elgin's Easter dance at Fulledge Conservative Club on Wednesday 1st April was so close that the original three prizes were extended to five. About 130 employees and friends attended the annual dance organised by the sports committee of Elgin Manufacturing Company Limited and prizes were given by the management to the first three competition winners. The sports club committee donated three fancy holdalls.
Winners were: 1. Miss Lesley Hamer, who wore a black picture hat trimmed with red nylon tulle and red and white flowers; 2. Miss Eileen O'Connor whose pink and turquoise hat was partly made by her twin sister; 3. Mrs. Lilian Sagar, who wore a novelty hat with a large black dice on top surrounded by gaming symbols. Additional prizes were given to Miss Linda Chadband, wearing a hat in various shades of nylon, and Mrs. Florence Barker, who made her own typical Easter bonnet of white, pink and blue flowers.
