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Ilkeston - Fifties Day
w/e 26 June 2022
All of this week's pictures were taken with a Nikon D3300
For the third time in six weeks
the Erewash Museum threw open its doors and invited everyone
to another special event. This time, after the Viking Takeover
and the Steampunk Extravaganza, we were invited to a Fifties
Day which promised a celebration of the decade the Queen was
crowned.
The Mayor of Erewash, Councillor John Sewell, was paying a return
visit to the museum to open the event after which he demonstrated
his dancing skills to some recorded rock'n'roll music. Johnny
Victory had been scheduled to appear but ill health forced him
to cancel.
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There were a number of classic
cars from the 1950s on display like this Ford Prefect.
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Four more classic cars were parked in front of the museum and
included a 1955 Ford Anglia on the right which had been purchased
from the Premier Garage on Market Street in Ilkeston on July
19th of that year for the princely sum of £550.
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The fourth car was an Austin A30 Saloon also from 1955. It has
been owned by its current owner for 27 years and was fully restored
25 years ago. With the bonnet open the engine looked in pristine
condition and as if it had just come out of the showroom.
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One of the rooms inside the museum is permanently bedecked as
a 1950's shop with many items that would have been on sale back
then.
But for this event, another room in the museum also had a temporary
display of retro clothing, handbags, gloves and shoes, all of
which were available for sale.
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The display also included an array of hats that would have been
commonplace in the decade.
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Fifties style fashion was also being worn by several people in
the grounds of the museum.
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A good crowd gathered on the lawn after lunch and although Johnny
Victory was absent, all those present enjoyed the live music.
Some even got up and danced on the lawn.
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Cranberry Flick was the name of the group providing the live
music.
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The vocalist was backed by a brass section, percussion and keyboard
player.
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