Pupils at Marlborough School were given the task of preparing the decorations for the mayor’s ball in 1972. Norman Allan, left, and Michael Brown, both 14, are pictured hard at work in the art class.

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Young members of St Mary Magdalene Church raised nearly £30 with a chain of coins around Market Square in 1964. The money went towards buying more equipment for the young people using the church’s facilities.

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Cornet player Andrew Kinch had plenty of puff – a good thing as he was one of the leading members of Woodstock Primary School brass band in 1967.

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