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Originally Posted by Judith Addison
Harvest Festivals are still going strong in local churches but with a slightly different emphasis. In the old days (1950s) the centrepiece was always a "wheat sheaf" made of bread, from a local confectioner. Fruit, etc. was taken out to local pensioners afterwards. These days produce or money tends to be given to local good causes, e.g. Maundy Grange in Accrington, or to the Bishop of Blackburn's harvest appeal. Day schools still hold harvest festival - I've just been to two, at Green Haworth School and St. Paul's School, Oswaldtwistle. The old tradition of Harvest Queen seems to have died out in the local churches.
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We had a Harvest Queen festival at Hyndburn Park (either Infants or Juniors) during the 50's when a queen and her attendants were chosen and wore long dresses but my memory fails there as I don't remember the event itself or how we celebrated it, anyone help restore my memory? Does anyone also remember the Infant teachers?