The band put on a concert despite the rain in a shopping precinct as part of a jubilee appeal by the men at Whittington Barracks. The Salerno platoon is mentioned.

The top of the spire was struck by lightning and then further damaged by strong winds.

The photograph shows Phillip Reaney, dressed as a miner, carrying an umbrella in the rain.

Highways staff were busy stocking up on road salt in preparation for dealing with icy roads in the winter. The photograph shows Albert Stanley with Dennis Witton checking the mountain of grit.

Maria had a nightmare journey back from Russia, after her airplance could not land in London because of fog, and a ferry from Denmark to Harwich had to turn back because of gales. Copenhagen, Belgium, Dover, and the West Bromwich College of Commerce and T