White Monday Church Of England Procession (1963)

Manchester, Lancashire.
Various shots of a gathering at Albert Square getting ready for the start of Whit Monday Church of England religious procession. Various shots of procession including band of the Church Lads Brigade, children walking with a Maypole, the Bishop of Hulme K. V. Ramsey, and Canon Saxon of Manchester, plenty of bands marching etc.
(Orig.Neg.)
Date found in the old record - 03/06/1963.
FILM ID:2659.13
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How nice to see the Whit Walks, unfortunately it is nowhere near the same today, less and less people attend church and the march of Witness becomes smaller and smaller.