Contest wins and a march of unity

THE veterans playing dominoes at Gatty Park were treated to the spectacle of a cross country race.

The annual event from St Christopher’s CE Secondary Modern School was held in 1964 with pupils running to win the John Bay butt Shield.

The picture, taken by Garth Dawson, shows winner Raymond Royle, 14, proudly holding the shield.

Supporting him are Sean Fenton, 13, Ian Mills, 14, Stephen Pye, 15 and Robert Hodgson.

Rhyddings CS School drew 1-1 with Little moss School in Ashton in the semi-finals of the Lancashire Schools Football Competition at Peel Park.

The Rhyddings team included M Walmsley, D Ireland, J Marsland, D Foster, M Birtwistle, R Rawlinson, R Kenny, S Done, J Bradshaw, J Mann and H Grout.

Huncoat Colliery’s first aid team won the North Western Divisional senior first aid competition.

The picture shows Frank Curley, Brian Maden, captain Jeffrey Ellis and Joe Thompson.

Congregations from 10 different churches in Oswaldtwistle marched together in a 900-strong procession from New Lane to Mount Pleasant Methodist Church for a united service. It was the first time the churches, representing four different denominations, had shared an evening service.

Our final picture shows ‘The Rave-Ons’ rhythm group playing at Cotton Street Unsectarian Mission in Accrington.

It features Mike Stevens, David Robinson, Clive Hilton, Peter Worswick, Bill Armistead and Mr J Connor.