Jubilee Queen Joan Edwards and consort Michael Butler led celebrations at a jubilee street party. HM Queen Elizabeth is mentioned.

Families in the street held a competition for the best decorated house. The photograph shows the winner, Carrie Houghton of Number 50, alongside Richard Wilkes of North Walsall School and Harold Cousins.

Arnhem veterans visited the cinema to see “A Bridge Too Far”, a film of the epic battle, as well as viewing an account of the battle in a 1943 copy of the Express & Star. The photograph shows (left to right) Colin Hunter, Major John Whorton, Mayor Council

Staff and parents combined to give the children a jubilee party, alongside fundraising events such as a sponsored walk. The photograph shows children Julie Millard, Richard Steventon and Kay Flanagan with Beryl Cattell next to jubilee cakes.

Six silver birch trees were planted by pupils at the school to mark the jubilee year. The photograph shows ome of the children alongside Lloyd Dunning.

The Mayoral banquet was to be the last by the existing Council, as Walsall was due to join with Aldridge-Brownhills into a new district council. The photograph os Dorothy, the Mayor of Walsall Alderman Dorothy Purcell, Sir Cliff Tibbitts, Pixie Kirby, Tow

The Walsall Reserves came straight from the West Midlands League and became champions of the second division of the Football Combination after a keen battle with Birmingham, and were therefore due to play next season in a division on a par with the Centra

The photograph shows the first team (back row, left to right) Tom Martin (physiotherapist), Colin Harrison, Nick Atthey, Alan Deakin, Bob Wesson, Stan Jones, John Woodward, Colin Taylor, John Harris (assistant trainer); (centre) Jimmy MacEwan (trainer), F

Alan Barker, Colin Holmes and David Guest from Smethwick are mentioned. The photograph shows (back row, left to right): Tom Pugh, Kevin Holmes, Graham Dickin, Paul Frost, David Matthews, Albert Harris, Harry Davenhill; (middle): Paul Kempson, Graham Drew,

The battalion won the major units contest in the 48th division (T.A.) annual weapons meeting for the thir.d year in succession, with the 7th Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers being runners-up. The 147thth Infantry Workshops and Tamworth are mentioned. The pho