The Town Council outside the Town Hall prior to attending the annual Remembrance ceremony at the war memorial.
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2, 3
4, 5, 6, 7
8, 9, 10, 11, 12
13, 14, 15, 16, 17
3, Ann Bell
4, x Moseley
5, Betty Bonson
7, Alan Snape
15, x Tute
17, John Washington
Note: there is confusion between the names Worthington and Washington. Bess was the wife of one!
Extract from “20 Years with the Bollington Council” by Claude Harlington, Town Clerk:
“The Labour Party, under Cllr John Washington’s chairmanship, presented three garden seats, one at the junction of of Ashbrook Road, one to the residents of Shrigley Court, and one in Grimshaw Lane just below the aqueduct.”
Here we see the Town Mayor, Cllr John Washington, with councillors and residents. In the picture Cllr John Washington and his wife Bess attend with Mr & Mrs Williams, the owners of the garage in Grimshaw Lane, and Norman Parry who constructed the seats.
Second left back row is Claude Harlington, Town Clerk. Back row second right is John Washington. Front row right looks like Nicholas Winterton, MP for the Macclesfield constituency.
The annual Mayor Making event held at Bollington Town Hall each May. This was May 1976 and those in the picture include from left:
Cllr Mary Hartley (retiring Mayor), Mrs Bess Worthington (new Mayor’s wife), Cllr John Worthington (Mayor), Cllr Jean Holmes (Deputy Mayor)
Gift and presentation of a 6 seater garden seat to Shrigley Court by the Mayor, Cllr John Washington.
Councillor A Lomas, chairman of Bollington Urban District Council.
