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Description: | May 1966.
Image shows a group of youths around the Coconut Shy at Morley Feast. This was one of the more difficult attractions to win because, as the notice states 'Knock two down to win', while there was no guarantee that actually hitting the coconut would dislodge it from its stand. After the First World War the annual two days holiday at Morley Feast was extended to a week. In Lancashire such a holiday was called a 'Wakes Week' and, as in the 'Feast Weeks' in Yorkshire, there was a rush by train to the coastal resorts of Lancashire and Yorkshire, especially Blackpool. Being able to afford the annual week's holiday for a family was a tall order. Many workers had year long holiday clubs at churches, chapels, working men's clubs etc., and paid in something each week so that they could go away - there being no holidays with pay at first. Photograph from the David Atkinson Archive. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Morley Feast Coconut Shy | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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