Now somewhere there will be a record of the day Salford Corporation hosted the Civic Reception for the Discharged Sailors, Soldiers & Airman.
It was held on Saturday October 9th 1920 in Belle Vue Gardens.
I would like to know how many attended, what was said and above all what people thought of the event.
I have trawled the Manchester Guardian with no success and will now have to wade through the files of the Salford and Manchester local papers at Central Ref.
And no sooner had the story gone live, than Maureen Swanwick commented that
"The Reception was a success according to the Salford Reporter. It said 5,000 attended and a further 3,500 invites were sent out and because of the large numbers, it was over 3 Saturdays".
To which I can add this little gem from the Manchester Evening News, dated, October 6th, 1920, passed to me by Paul Sherlock.
Location; Salford
Picture; the Salford Corporation invitation, 1920
I would like to know how many attended, what was said and above all what people thought of the event.
I have trawled the Manchester Guardian with no success and will now have to wade through the files of the Salford and Manchester local papers at Central Ref.
And no sooner had the story gone live, than Maureen Swanwick commented that
To which I can add this little gem from the Manchester Evening News, dated, October 6th, 1920, passed to me by Paul Sherlock.
Location; Salford
Picture; the Salford Corporation invitation, 1920
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