Cannock 1977 - Prince Charles & Flower Festival - More Midland Memories
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
- A small Staffodshire town on the edge of one of the most precious areas of beautiful countryside in Britain. Cannock founded on the rich deposits of coal once extensively mined locally, had a close and proud sense of community. This was manifest during celebrations commemorating the Queen's Silver Jubilee, July 1977. The highlight was a visit by Price Charles, the town looked stunning with all the bunting and almost every shop taking part in a colourful best dressed floral window display competition. Following the royal visit there were marching brass bands and dance troops, a carnival of vintage and steam vehicles, a parade of floral floats and a funfair.
For the small Staffordshire town this must have been its finest hour! An absolute credit to the organizers in particular Mr. R. Dyer.
This is a condensed version of the official commemorative video.
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The Good Old days when Cannock was very much Alive ♡
Makes me said to see what has gone from our country .
Yes, I totally understand and concur with your comment. Thank you.
How different cannock was back then. I'm 32 cannock is my home town I doubt I'll ever move. Wish I'd of seen it like this brilliant
Cannock is a fantastic town & many thanks for sharing this
What a spotless town Cannock was.
I went last Saturday and what a shock to the system it was. Empty shops and a deserted shopping precinct. The people had soulless hollow faces. I shall never return.
The scamdemic is destroying a lot of lives..
Thanks for sharing - I was on the Cannock Brownies float but unfortunately couldn't find it on the footage. We were dressed as nursery rhyme characters and the float was a trolley used on the market.
Don't recall this float, will have a look at the original. Thanks for the comment.
My grandad is in this video driving one of his steam engines mad to see as I wernt born till 78 he looks really young r.i.p Dave
Yes I finally appear in a you tube video dancing round the maypole 💃👌😂
Glad to have you with us Jennifer, great memories being shared to cheer us up xxx
I was there.. remember it well.
OMG I've just seen me dancing round the Maypole, such fond memories of this day, thank you for sharing this footage x
My pleasure Beth, I was glad to have been there at that time too. Thank you so much for this lovely comment. xx
Brings back memories.i was 8 when Prince Charles visited we walked down onto the rugeley rd from school as he drove past.all waving our flags.
Yes I was 8 also and waved flags as he drove by
I now live in Cannock and was born in 1977 this is so amazing to see thank you so so much for this video!!!!!!
Great video of memories, the other half recognised a couple of people she think. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Jayne Anne. I’m enjoying this I remember the queens silver jubilee very well. She visited my city of Wakefield in July of that year. I’m loving looking at the pictures from that time. By the way I’ve been looking up my family tree and I’ve learned that my grandfather was born in Burslem . Thanks once again Jayne Anne. X
I think many of us can recall that year Freddy. It was like a mile post and people seemed more united then. The Prince seemed delighted with the whole thing but didn't stay very long but the fun and games went on. This was once a lovely rural town on the edge of one of the most beautiful areas of natural beauty in the country. It still has some of its charm. I'm very fond of Staffordshire and know Burslem in the Potteries. You will be familiar with Arnold Bennett of the Five Towns ... or is it six? Thanks Freddy. Jayne Anne
Enjoyed this - bought back many memories. We lived the Festival for 2 years as my dad was one of the 5 person organising committee - chaired by Ken Thomas, not Mr R Dyer (by which I think they mean Mr D Dyer - a member of the team but not chair
Thank you David, I'll try to put a note of that in the description. What a lovely memorable time that was! I'm full of nostalgia. Jayne Anne
Beautiful vid I live in Burntwood really nice love it. DON&JAN
What negative depressing comments, it still is a small town on the Edge of the Chase, the centres the same, they just altered the roads. I live in Hednesford, it’s great, much better than it was then
OMg watching this made realise how much or little Cannock has changed. Seeing some of the old shops and guessing what they are now. Also the layout of cannock now as to what it was.
Thanks once again Jayne. You said you hoped to upload this so I've been waiting. I'll be watching this tomorrow - can't wait. By the way, thank you so much for ALL the videos you've put on here, the classical / light classical ones (Delius especially) and all the ones relating to the Midlands. All just brilliant. Take care - Roy x
Hope you get something from the video Roy. Thank you for your positive comments about this channel which are most welcome. My first love has nearly always been Delius, so the share this with you is a great pleasure. I used to love Cannock and the chase, fact is i now really miss Cannock Chase. Jayne Anne xx
Really enjoyed that Jayne Anne. So many memories. Our son was 5 that year and was dressed up from school as one of the bees. Great memories - just cant believe where those 42 years have gone!! Thanks again for all the great stuff you put on here - not only Delius and Midlands related. Roy xx
@@roypage6271 Did you know Mr. R Dyer? I think he had a son dressed as a bee too. There's a special place in my heart for Cannock. Lived for a short time in Wolverhampton Road.
Thank you so much for the lovely positive comments Roy, it makes this so worthwhile.
Yes. I think his son was named Oliver and was in the same class as ours. A small world isn't it. We're at Shoal Hill not far from the "Tavern" xx
Roy Page Old Penkridge Road area. Got caught 'speeding' along that road just before the 60 mph de-restriction sign. 35 mph. Penalty and a fine as result. What a lovely area Shoal Hill best when the heather is in bloom. Walked there many times and through Huntington and Dog in Tree onto the chase or towards Cocksparrow lane and Littleton pit. Cannock Chase has been an inspiration to me through many ups and downs. Cannock had a strong community spirit founded on mining. Yet then it still had that safe, leafy rural atmosphere. Thanks Roy, great to share this with you. Jayne Anne xx
My grandad is in this video polishing one of the traction engines ,
When the town was great, sad to see what it has become
Dear Paul I can barely imagine - a sprawling concrete jungle , a town that has quite quickly lost its identity like so many of our English towns.
Yeah it's depressing a bit
yes its sucha shame I lived in norton canes and got lots of family in cannock. Ive moved to stafford and thats a tragic shell of what it used to be after ten years of living here. shocking !!!!
It has been over a decade since my move to Yorkshire.
I have seen rapid change never expected in my life time.
Sad, but not for the better I fear.... likewise and earlier from a home in a 'nice' corner of what was once Staffordshire, now a part of the West Midlands conurbation a sprawling mess of urbanization.
Now the changes are happening here, there and everywhere at an alarming rate, not good for mankind or Mother Nature! B.... SAD... This makes me very thoughtful and nostalgic.
@@feline1104I hatexsay this but the next move might be away from the UK I've grown to hate what I'm witnessing here. I understand things have to change but some places are getting unrecognisable and beat down. Walsall was the most shocking recently for me. It was ok in just the 90's but my God what a hole it's become !
My mate and I spent the weekend fishing for barbel on the river Severn at Buildwas, Shropshire. Avoided all this 🙂
In the crowds would be a few born in the late 1800s, and plenty of people who were young adults or children during WWII. And a few viewers born in this year - say February.