There appears to be plenty of appetite from readers for photographs of Duke of Edinburgh award winners.

“Let’s have more” came the cry after we featured two pages of pictures of young recipients (Memory Lane, July 17 and August 19).

Picture 1 was taken at Iffley Mead School in Oxford in 1972 when five pupils received bronze awards from the Lord Mayor, Alderman Fred Ingram.

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The five, left to right, Stephen Finch, Michael McSweeney, Michael Hutt, Clifford Parrott and Edward Lockyer, were the first at the school to take part in the scheme.

Headmaster Mr C Grees said: “This is just the beginning. Other children have been encouraged by the results and we already have two others who should get their awards soon.”

In Picture 2, we see two smartly-dressed young men from Oxford heading for Buckingham Palace to receive their gold awards in 1965.

(Image: Oxford Mail) They were student Nicholas Marsh, left, of Elms Drive, Old Marston, and apprentice engineer Derek Tomlinson, of Burdell Avenue, Sandhills.

Lord Mayor Bill Simpson, in Picture 3, had a busy night when he presented 244 awards at Oxford Town Hall in 1979. There were 34 gold winners, 60 silver and 150 bronze.

Twins Linda, left, and Annette Kuusik, of Dene Road, Headington, Oxford, in Picture 4, were heading to Buckingham Palace in 1975 to receive their gold awards from the Duke of Edinburgh.

The two 18-year-olds had looked after 40 under-privileged children for a week at Hill End Camp, near Oxford. Other activities included sailing and archaeology.

Other gold winners included Katy Little, left, and Julie Scott, former pupils of Faringdon School, in Picture 5.

They started working for their awards as Girl Guides, then joined an expedition to the New Forest.

Katy, of Grove, near Wantage, then specialised in first aid with the Red Cross and Julie, of Charlton Road, Wantage, worked with Age Concern.

In Picture 6, we see John McIntyre, of Little Clarendon Street, Oxford, showing his stepmother and father the certificate he received with his gold award at Buckingham Palace in 1961. With them is John Kahn, leader of Wolvercote Boys’ Club.

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