LOOKING BACK

THE line-up of Hyndburn’s young ‘queens’ are pictured in Looking back this week.

Depicted in the photo at the top of the page, the annual Festival of Queens was held at St Christopher’s High School, Accrington.

The sale of ‘Sunny smiles’ pictures throughout the year had helped them raise about £1,200 for the National Children’s Home.

Below that, on the right, is birthday boy Lee Andrew Atkins.

Lee lived on Cecil Street in Oswaldtwistle and was seven years old on Thursday, January 19, 1984.

Lee was a big TV fan and watched anything about space, especially Dr Who and Terrahawks. Also a fan of pop music, he was especially keen on chart topping group the Flying Pickets.

The Accrington Lions are pictured on the bottom right of the page.

An exciting radio link up with countries as far away as the United States and Finland was achieved by local radio hams and Accrington Lions in a fellowship exercise called ‘Hunting lions in the air’.

For 24 hours nine radio hams pored over £10,000 worth of equipment, lent by Bury radio society and managed to make 100 worldwide contacts in a worldwide competition.

Pictured trying his hand at amateur radio is former Accrington Lions president Mr Keith Starkie (front centre) watched by Jack Addison and other radio buffs.

Finally this week, on the bottom left of the page is Lancashire’s chief constable, Mr Brian Johnson (left) who is pictured with some of the policemen who received long service and good conduct medals at Lancashire constabulary headquarters. From left they are PC David Etchells (stationed at Rawtenstall), Sergeant Arnold Burgess and PC Erroll Bamber (both Accrington) and Detective Inspector Alexander Tagg (headquarters).

» This week’s pictures and stories are taken from the Tuesday, January 17, 1984 edition of the Midweek Observer.

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