The company

Standing, left to right: John Fenner (Councillor Albert Parker), William Wilkinson (Alderman Joseph Helliwell), Peter Riman (Herbert Soppitt), Clive Corner (Henry Ormonroyd), Tom Atkinson (Gerald Forbes), Gordon Franklin (Fred Dyson) and Stanley Mullin (Rev Clement Mercer)

Seated, left to right: Hazel Cockrill (Annie Parker), Jean Stephenson (Maria Helliwell), Sue Scott (Clara Soppitt), Betty Sanders (Lottie Grady), Celia Adams (Nancy Holmes), Jan Jones (Ruby Birtle) and Kay Riman (Mrs Northrop)