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Originally Posted by katex
Another thing I have just picked up from one of Bob Dobson's books is that 5,000 scholars walked up Avenue Parade to receive a medal marking this occasion in 1909 with 15,000 people witnessing the occasion. Wouldn't it be great if we could generate such interest this time.
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These were the schools that took part...
'Cambridge Street, St. Anne's, St. Mary Magdalene's, Hargreaves Street, St. Andrew's, St. Mary's Woodnook, Spring Hill, St. John's, Hyndburn Park, Benjamin Hargreaves, St. Peter's, St. Oswald's, St. John's Baxenden, Green Haworth and St. James.'
Peel Park and the Coppice - History of Peel Park and the Coppice
I wonder if anyone has a medal that's been passed down?
I've never seen one.