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Wedding – Gill & Lees

March 1969
South Yorkshire Times March 1, 1969 Miss Sandra Gill (Wombwell) and Mr. David Lees (Thurnscoe), who were married on Saturday at Wombwell Parish Church

Ten Years Old Shane Has Won Another Medal

March 1969
South Yorkshire Times March 1, 1969 Ten Years Old Shane Has Won Another Medal Although only ten, Shane Moore, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert...

Golden Wedding – Mr & Mrs Brown

April 1969
South Yorkshire Times April 26 Mr A.Brown, of 95, KnollBeck Avenue, Brampton, reads some of the cars to his wife on their Golden wedding day

Two young competitors

April 1969
South Yorkshire Times, April 26th 1969 Julie Ashcroft, of Wombwell and Ann Reynolds of Thurnscoe, two young competitors in the Elsecar and Hoyland Music Festival...

Youth On Parade– Inspiring Demonstration At Wombwell

April 1969
South Yorkshire Times, April 28th, 1939.   St. Georges Day Ceremony. One of the most impressive parades of young people ever seen in Wombwell was provided on...

Wombwell British Legion Annual Dinner

April 1969
South Yorkshire Times April 5th, 1969 Principal guests at the annual dinner of the Wombwell British Legion on Saturday. In the back row are Mr. T....

Pit Closure Means Blow to Wombwell Sport

April 1969
South Yorkshire Times, April 5, 1969 Pit Closure Means Blow to Wombwell Sport Wombwell Main, which for almost a century has been a stronghold of sport...

Women v. Men’s football

April 1969
South Yorkshire Times, April 12th 1969 David Griffiths M, P. P for Rother Valley, who kicked off at the Bull's Head Hotel Women v. Men's...

Women v. mens Football match

April 1969
South Yorkshire Times, April 12th 1969 A section of the large crowd who watched the Women v. mens Football match at Brampton in aid of...

Wombwell Round Table dinner

May 1969
South Yorkshire Times April 5th, 1969.   Mr. And Mrs. T. A. Athron (left) welcomed Mr. and Mrs. John Fox to the Wombwell Round Table dinner...