MPX5122105: At the Cafe Royal, Regent St. the 5th Annual Festival of Poultry Feather Hats was held - there were two classes Fashion Hats and Zany Hats, both classes were judged Otto Lucas the well known milliner. All the hats were entered by amateurs in a nation-wide competition which will be featured at the International Poultry Show (Olympia London). Elizabeth Tree wearing 2nd prize winner in the Fashion Hat category. This hat was designed by Mrs. I. McPherson from Glasgow, November 1963 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5122120: A new dance which is the rage in America has now come to London. It is called the "twist". These pictures show some of the steps and actions of the dance and where taken at The Satire Club in Duke of York Street, London, S.W.I. Band performing at the Sative night Club, October 1961 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5122188: Easter: Girl and Chick, 20 year old Christine Stone, Idenbury Bristol is a window dresser in a large Bristol Store. But this week she helps out on the Easter farm run for the children by the shop. She is seen with some of the chicks which were born in incubator and are only a few hours old, March 1961 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5122190: Burns You take the field at Newbury Park where they played Stratford Loco. Considering the flour bag shirts and shorts have stood the season they still look quite smart, nevertheless another set of shirts and shorts are being made from flour bags to begin the next season. April 1944 (photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5122234: The London Jive Club in Baker Street is probably the only club which has a dancing school held on weekday evenings to teach not only ballroom dancing, but Jive, Jitterbug, skiffle and any other new dance that comes along. Every Saturday and Sunday the pupils have their own dance with a resident Jazz band and Jive records brought along by pupils and played on a radio-gram. A lounge suited Jiver seems to be "sent" by the Jazz rhythm as he gyrates round the floor with his partner, November 1956 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5122248: The London Jive Club in Baker Street is probably the only club which has a dancing school held on weekday evenings to teach not only ballroom dancing, but Jive, Jitterbug, skiffle and any other new dance that comes along. Every Saturday and Sunday the pupils have their own dance with a resident Jazz band and Jive records brought along by pupils and played on a radio-gram. Open-necked shirt, double breasted waistcoat, a shawl collar is the "uniform" of this Clerk Alan Townsend, November 1956 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5121719: Coal Queen Arlene puts a stop to swear-words at the coal face. The 1,800 pitmen at a Yorkshire colliery were on their best behaviour yesterday-for they were hosts to a coal queen. Their visitor was lovely 20-year-old Arlene Silkstone. She was invited by the Coal Board to look over part of her domain after being voted Yorkshire Miners' Queen, October 1966 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images