First World War Peace Celebrations

Programme for the peace celebrations held on July 19th 1919. Highlights of a full programme included a treacle and bun fight and greasy pole competition. Ladies could win a pig if they could manage to catch it first.

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Reference: 220
Keywords: MCOL WW1 FETE 1919 1900s 2000c
Archive Ref: EB 1A Doc 1.66 1985/357/041
Updated: 9/8/2000 14:10:55