Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, London, 14/06/1969. A man with a RNLI lifeboat collection box at the Laing Sports Ground, with children in the background sitting in a boat on the grass. A Gala Day was held by Laing at the Laing Sports Ground on 14th June 1969, as a replacement of the annual Sports Day. Sports events were held by the Sports Club, which included hockey, tennis, bowls, and football tournaments. A traditional English fete programme featured coconut shies, bingo, pony rides, catering and a beer tent, candy floss, and roundabouts. The day ended with a beauty conte
Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, London, 14/06/1969. A man with a RNLI lifeboat collection box at the Laing Sports Ground, with children in the background sitting in a boat on the grass. A Gala Day was held by Laing at the Laing Sports Ground on 14th June 1969, as a replacement of the annual Sports Day. Sports events were held by the Sports Club, which included hockey, tennis, bowls, and football tournaments. A traditional English fete programme featured coconut shies, bingo, pony rides, catering and a beer tent, candy floss, and roundabouts. The day ended with a beauty contest, prize draw, and the election of Miss Sports Club. In the evening there was a fireworks display and a gala dance which continued until midnight.
Size: 5166px × 5142px
Photo credit: © Historic England Archive/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: /, 1960s, 20th, barnet, black, boat, boats, box, boy, boys, britain, british, bw, century, charity, child, children, collecting, collection, company, country, day, elstree, england, english, event, female, fundraising, gala, girl, guy, hertfordshire, historic, industrial, industry, institute, institution, john, laing, lifeboat, location, london, male, man, men, national, people, photograph, plc, portrait, rnli, royal, sailboat, sailing, sixties, sports, transport, transportation, water, white, woman, women
