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Fabulous fun in Whitburn 50 years ago
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28/03/2025
The days of the Whitburn Easter Bonnet parade and knicker relay race. Relive the 1975 and 1976 memories.
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The people of Whitburn knew how to have fun with a difference 50 years ago.
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Teams from Whitburn Workmen's Club and the Greyhorse Public House competed in an Easter
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bonnet parade and knicker relay race in the mid 1970s. Look at the numbers who turned out to take
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part, as these photos from our archives show. In 1975 there was a carnival atmosphere in Whitburn.
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A year later, entrants in the competitions had their photos taken outside the Greyhorse
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before posing for another great picture on a local zebra crossing.
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Share your memories by emailing chris.cordner at nationalworld.com
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