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Saturday 20th August, 2005  - Wivenhoe celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the end of WWII.
Wivenhoe celebrated the 60th anniversary of the end of the second World War with a Tea Dance in the William Loveless Hall in the afternoon of Saturday 20th August. This was followed by a Dance in the evening with a Fish and Chip Supper and music by 17 members of the Locarno Big Band.  

Click here for tea dance poster and here for the evening event. 

Above: The Wm Loveless Hall was decorated with flags for the celebrations Above: Phyllis Richardson wearing authentic Land Girl trousers, standing by a display in the Lobby of the Hall.

Above: Revellers at the Dance
 
Above: The Locarno Big Band provided the musical entertainment for dancing throughout the evening.

Right: Dave Henley, who provided fish and chicken and chip suppers for everybody.  

Left: Mayor's Charity Fund Committee members Toni Stinson, Hilary Allerton, Carol Green, Margaret Davies and Betsy Edwards who not just organised the two events but provided a drill performance to entertain people in the afternoon and the evening.

  Maurice Clary

 

 

Maurice Clary still able to wear his submariner's uniform. 

 

  

 

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10 June 2006

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