Colin Hart advises: ”The Methodist Shield was competed for by all the local Methodist Chapels. The children would compete at singing and bible reading while judges would listen but not watch, then give scores to each person.(was this the forerunner of X factor). Handicraft, handwriting, painting and sewing were also judged with points for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. This was usually held at Deepdale Chapel which had a large room. There was also a choir competition and Skinningrove won both sections that year with the songs ‘At the Name of Jesus’ and ’Holy, Holy, Holy’ (I can still remember the tunes). At the end of the competition all points won were added together and the chapel with most points won the shield. The year was 1967 or 1968?”. Angela Marley adds: “I remember those songs from the choir too. They will stick in my mind for ever, the amount of times we had to rehearse them!”
Back row: Mrs Lacey (fur hat), Brian Hart (yellow jumper), Mr Wilf Lacey, Mrs Mabel Forrest (red hat). Also present are: Richard Grant (green jumper holding two cups), tall girl extreme right is Sheila Solomon; her twin Eileen is to the left of Susan Hart, who stands next to Mr Lacey. Girl in red check with white Alice band is Iris Grant next is Judith Magor. Girl with red alice hair band is Angela Willis, next Susan Hill with Frazer Grant behind. Small boy behind in green jumper is Colin Hart. Front row from left: Jean Webster, Angela Dowson, Dawn/Pam Holiday, Beverley Storr and in front of her are believed to be her three sisters. Brian Hart stands next to Mr Lacey (holding a cup) and in front of Brian is Carol Peirson.
Image and names courtesy of Colin Hart; thanks to Elizabeth Mellor, Paul Clarke, Tony and Angela Marley (Dowson).
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