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.
Gift and presentation of a 6 seater garden seat to Shrigley Court by the Mayor, Cllr John Washington.
Macclesfield & District Labour Party, Constituency Dance at Macclesfield Town Hall, 23 February 1973. John Washington was MC for the evening. He is in the middle of the picture waearing a bow tie.
John Washington was a Bollington Town Councillor and stood as a candidate for election to Cheshire County Council in the early 1980s.
Thought to be a Labour Party fund raising coffee morning at Cllr John Washington’s home in Bamford Close. John Washington is the shorter of the two men, Basil Jeuda is the taller.
