Images Dated 2015 October

Dramatic photograph of a shipwreck at Brighton, 1980. The Athina B, a Greek cargo ship

Dramatic photograph of a shipwreck at Brighton, 1980. The Athina B, a Greek cargo ship, ran aground on the beach just east of the Palace Pier, in front of the Aquarium on January 21 1980. She was declared a write-off and remained on the beach for a month before an enormous crowd watched her being re-floated to the music of a brass band and and towed away to a Medway scrapyard, near Rainham. The ship's anchor can still be seen on the seafront by the Pier

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Commanders to appear in the Royal Command of Variety Performance are the young Canadian

Commanders to appear in the Royal Command of Variety Performance are the young Canadian dance team Blanche and Allan Lund, who made their name in the Canadian Navy revue "Meet The Navy" and appearing in "Picadilly Hayride".
Picture shows: Blanche, wearing a dress specially flown in from Canada by TransCanada airlines bought for her by her parents.
2 November 1946 dance / dancing / party season / celebration / happy vintage news archive

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Folk Dancing At Their Wedding. When Miss Margaret Morris (21) married Mr. Keith Uttley at St

Folk Dancing At Their Wedding.
When Miss Margaret Morris (21) married Mr. Keith Uttley at St. Augustine's Church, Southborough Lane, Bromley, they were escorted from the church by a group of folk dancers - the Kentish Travellers folk dancing group - of which the pair are members. The dancers, in costume, danced around the bridal pair and escorted them from the church to the reception - at the Crooked Billet. Miss Morris lives at Bromley - and Mr. Uttley, at Beckenham. They are seen together enjoying the dance. Bromley, England. 16 March 1959. dance / dancing / party season / celebration / happy vintage news archive

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