Our pictures of our late Queen visiting Oxfordshire during her silver jubilee year have brought a plea from readers – let’s see more!
One request came from a family who attended the jollifications in 1977 at The Harlow School at Old Marston, Oxford.
We found in our files Picture 1 showing pupils with a special silver gift they gave to the Queen.
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Eight children, aged 11, 12 and 13, worked for three months to construct the crown, featuring an ‘ER’ design. It was nine inches high and made of sterling silver.
Louise Mundy is seen balancing it on her head, watched by, left to right, Simon Hall, Ian Lessiter, Sarah Wright, Annette Thomas, Stewart Blay, Richard Moore and Daniel Gray.
They handed over the crown to Buckingham Palace after being driven to London by headmaster Brian Mulliner and art teacher Jack Townend.
Plenty of fun was reported at Cumnor pre-school playgroup‘s jubilee picnic, with one popular visitor in Picture 2 dropping in to surprise Emma Cobb, left, and Emma Warne, while in Picture 3, there was plenty on offer at Woodstock.
Some of the 60 youngsters are seen at the morning party, which was switched from New Road to the youth centre to escape the rain.
They tucked into food and drink, enjoyed the antics of veteran Oxford entertainer Percy Best and, as a final treat, received jubilee spoons.
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In the afternoon, the weather improved and pensioners held their party in the street. In the evening, it was the turn of adults to indulge in an exuberant knees-up.
There was plenty of jubilee activity, too, at Wallingford, with members of the town’s Labour Club, in Picture 4, all dressed in drag, taking part in a tug-of-war at Kinecroft.
In Picture 5, Niki Cafferata holds up the crown that won him a prize at the street party in Hayes Avenue, Southmoor, near Abingdon.
Meanwhile, festivities at Chipping Norton included the ox roast seen in Picture 6.
It took 24 hours to cook the ox, which weighed nearly half a ton, and the mayor, John Grantham, is seen ceremoniously cutting the first slice. The jubilee celebrations in the town were organised by members of the Round Table and included a funfair and children’s games.
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This story was written by Andy Ffrench, he joined the team more than 20 years ago and now covers community news across Oxfordshire.
Get in touch with him by emailing: Andy.ffrench@newsquest.co.uk
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