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History of Ash and Ridley
from Earliest Records to 1957
Compiled by Dorothy G. Meager on
behalf of Ash and Ridley Women's Institute
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occasion. Flags decorated the meadow and many fluttered from the
houses. The weather was poor on both Coronation Day and on our own
day of celebration.
Generous donations were received and after covering all
expenses there was over £18 in hand and this was spent at a later
date on a firework display, the largest this Village has seen.
It is interesting to compare the following figures with
the accounts for the 1887 celebrations.
Coronation celebrations account
£ s d
£ s d
54-14- 6
Donations
1-18- 0 Beakers
12 - 0- 0 Dartford Rural District 1-15- 0 Plates
Council allowance 1-19- 4 Balloons
& sundries |
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£ s d
£ s d
11- 1-11 Taken on the
field 5-12- 6 Ices
and at Dance 2- 0- 0
Beer
0- 4- 7 Refund on paper mache 4-15- 4 Groceries
plates 6- 6- 8 Bread & Cakes
0-15- 1 Sale of surplus paper 11- 5-10
Prizes
mache beakers and
plates 4- 4- 0 Band
to Hodsoll Street for
Fete 7- 0- 0 Fireworks
3- 2- 0 Coronation mugs
3- 0- 0 Hire of Hall
0-12- 6 Insurance
7- 4- 6 Minerals
18- 0- 5 Balance used for
firework display
in November
78-16- 1
78-16- 1
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Coronation Celebration Pictures
Dedication of Coronation tree
1953
Ash Woman’s Institute, donors of the tree
Some of the Children
in
The School Queen in readiness for
the
Children’s Obstacle Race
the Fancy Dress
Parade
Royal Procession, May
30th
in Coronation Sports
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