Pennsif - The Early Years - School Fete 1966

This was my school fete in the summer of 1966.

My mum was involved in organising so I got to present flowers to the 'celebrity guests' who opened the fete. I looked neat and proper with my little bow-tie but I ruined it all by shaking with my left hand.

One of the posh ladies in a pink dress was smoking - you wouldn't see that these days.

It said on the poster that the fete was to be opened by Richard Whitmore, a BBC news reader who lived locally. But it looks like he didn't make it as it wasn't him making the speech, and many years later I went skiing with his daughter.

I wish I knew what song The Clarions were playing. You've got to dig the two accordians.

That was my auntie in pink bowling for a pig.

I think it was the following year that I caused a bit of a scene at the Bowling for a Pig.

I won it - but as I was little they wouldn't let me have the pig and gave me ten shillings instead.

I really, really wanted the pig!

ALERT, ALERT - stand by for some politically incorrect fancy dress...

Heck, what is all that cultural mis-appropriation going on here? And the bunny girl!

I was all cool though - I was the blue dog holding hands with the brown bear.

Anyone remember Yogi Bear and Hucklebury Hound?

Pick a Pocket for sixpence - you would get arrested for that these days!

Now let's look at ladies legs to finish up. What about men's legs?

Whatever happened to the good old ways...