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Carnivals after WWII 1940s

Peace Celebrations were held in 1946, with harbour sports.

Carnival sports, 1946 programme

Carnival sports, 1946 programme

1948 seems to have been the first full carnival after the end of WWII and demob.

Yarmouth Common Carnival time

Yarmouth Common Carnival time. Fancy Hat Competition led by Ted Lawry

Billy Doe crowns Carnival Queen
Billy Doe crowns Carnival Queen : photo Sue Russell

Raich Doe front left, Bob Cook, and contributors Serena Hunt, Susan Hayles in Brownie uniform, Effie Pitman behind Sue, Derek Pomroy with cub Peter Stallard

In 1949 a Carnival Queen was chosen by votes at the ‘Con Club’ from a bevy of local beauties .

Carnival line-up 1949, at 'Con Club' to choose Carnival Queen

Carnival line-up 1949, at ‘Con Club’ to choose Carnival Queen : photo Pat Burt

From left: Jean Levey, Ella Jackman, Pam Henderson (chosen to be Queen), Mrs Eames, Barbara Holloway, Annette Holloway, Pat Adams, (chosen as attendant) Jessie Attrill, with Newt Kelsey judging or looking on.

Pam Henderson is crowned carnival Queen in 1949, at first carnival after WWII

Pam Henderson is crowned carnival Queen in 1949, at first full  carnival after WWII

At the crowning ceremony are: from left, Robert May, Heather Harris (married Raich Doe), Pat Adams (married Mick Burt), Pam Henderson, Carnival Queen, Miss New Zealand, and Mr J. Flanders who officiated.

The boy peeping between is John Orchard, staying with his Uncle who had a taxi.

Miss New Zealand was persuaded by Mrs Hans Hamilton to put in an appearance, and seemed to enjoy the parade.

Yarmouth Carnival 1948 Miss New Zealand

Yarmouth Carnival 1949 Miss New Zealand joins the parade

 

Phil Kelsey: WWII demob 1940s

I never come out until 1946.  Funny thing always was, I was called up before a lot of them and demobbed after them all.
I missed any celebrations they had.  They had it before I come home.  The council had a celebratory dinner and I was still away.
Quite frankly I didn’t know what to do.  I messed about for a long time.  I took the full length of the leave we were allowed.  I didn’t know what to do.  I did try to get in the Prison Service.  I can remember going in there and interviewed by a bloke and we were talking for some time. Something happened and he had to go off, and I was sat there waiting and waiting and I got fed up and I walked out.  Phil Kelsey b 1920

Phil Kelsey c 1990

Phil Kelsey c 1990

Rodney Corbett: post WWII 1940s

Paddy Corbett WWII in Burma

Alec ‘Paddy’ Corbett WWII in Burma, photo Rod Corbett

My mother met my father in the second war, when he was in Royal Corps of Signal stationed at Golden Hill and she and my father were married in 1942.

When my father came back, I had to get to know him, after 3 years away. His Irish accent was so broad, I had to act as interpreter to people in Yarmouth. Rod Corbett b 1943

 

Carol Corbett:WWII Bun Cotton 1930s, 1940s

My Dad, ‘Bun’ Cotton was called up before the war to do Military training, in the Militia, July 15th 1939. When war broke outhe was transferred to the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry and sent to France with the B.E.F. Although his section was abandoned  in the retreat and had one member suffering from shell shock,, they made their way back to Dunkirk and were evacuated. Eventually, because of his technical plumbing skills, he was transferredto the Royal Artillery as a Gunsight Fitter and served with the Army in Africa, and up through Italy. He was demobbed in January 1946. 

Bun enlisting

Bun enlisting : photo Carol Corbett

b 1946