An Evening in the 1940's
V E Day Celebrations at the Church Hall on 8th May 2004 - Cllr Garry Perry can be seen to the right in the photograph above Photograph copyright A Bates - Pelsall TimesThe windows of the Church Hall had been criss-cross taped and there was an old fashioned mobile chip van parked outside the front of the building.The room was decorated with union jacks and songs of the era could be heard.Entertainment was supplied by Jill Daniels, who wore and army uniform on stage, and Kier Edwards. Everyone in the hall was joining in with the songs and waving their flags, many of whom were wearing 1940's costume. All then stood for Land of Hope and Glory.
The fund raising event was organised by the Pelsall Pride Partnership and from the onset, interest in the event was great and tickets were in high demand, selling out quickly. Volunteers were asked to decorate the Church Hall.
To polish off the evening, there was an abundance of union jacks on hand and a fish and chip supper courtesy of the mobile fish bar outside.
There were around 160 people at the event and a total of £500 was raised which helped with funding items such as the village Christmas lights.It was a fabulous and fun evening and an innovative way of fund raising.Photographs above and below copyright A Bates - Pelsall Times
If you would like to share your memories of your V E Day Celebrations or send in your photographs, I would be delighted to hear from you.