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MPX5079849: Camden Towns own 'Danny La Rue' - currently packing them into the Black Cap public House in the High Street is known to the pub entertainment audiences as Shane. For two hours five nights a week Shane comperes a fast moving cabaret and sings in the 'Bassey' style, in a show which is rapidly becoming one of the most popular in town in the current surge in popularity being enjoyed by pub entertainers. Shane Browne (38) at his daytime job on a factory site in North LondonNovember 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5079934: On a murky foggy December day between five to seven thousand Muslims of many nationalities assembled at a Islamic Cultural Centre in Regents Park to celebrate the Id-Ul-Fitr. Many marquees were put up for people to play in while the overspill knelt outside on prayer carpets, blankets and newspapers. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5079868: Ray Ward aged 16 who played the title role in the West-End Hit Musical "Oliver" has given up acting to become a Postman. Today he was at London's West End Central Post Office as a messenger. Ray Ward having had a good lunch in the canteen comes back to the Chef to ask for more. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5079890: About 1,000 striking members of the National Union of teachers took part in a march from Regent's Park to the Department of Education and Science in Curzon Street today, where a deputation presented a resolution and petitions to the minister Mr. Edward Short. Father Christmas in Oxford Street, who has come out from a store, about to take a leaflet from the marchers. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5079948: The new NFS march was played in church for the first time on Wednesday when members of the Fire Service and representatives of all branches of the Civil Defence assembled to honour the memory of two firemen who died in the service of their King and country. The firemen, Edward Arthur Rosebridge and George Christain Cert, were killed when their station was partially demolished by a flying bomb. Rosebridge and Cert who had so often stood shoulder to shoulder while fire fighting lay side by side in coffins on top of which rested the axes and helmets that had belonged to them. The organist was Company Officer D.A. Ridley and NFS comrades formed a guard of honour. August 1944 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5080009: A boy's best friend is his dog, they say, but how about when that dog is mechanical? That's a problem being faced by many British parents now that mechanical toys are appearing on the market again - for the first time in six years. British kids of six, or under, have never known what it is to have a regular, brand- new toy, and you can never be quite sure how they'll take to innovations! Here you see one youngster's typical reaction. The mechanical dog is "Wakouwa", who can obey all commands just as soon as asked. He's made by Lines Bros., whose Merton, London, toy factory is the largest in the world. Circa 1949 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5080061: 58 year old Charlie Roberts of Eastbourne, Sussex is proud of his pumpkin growing prowess. He challenges any amateur gardener to better his record of over 500lbs weight of pumpkins grown from 6 plants. He was helped to grow this weight by a freak second crop, the first normal crop of 11 pumpkins from his 6 plants weighted in at 400lbs. When he returned from a fortnight's holiday, the second crop had started growing due to the Indian summer. Early in November he cut 8 more pumpkins which brought the total to over 500lbs - and Charlie Reckons a record. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5080154: Electric Car/Hybrid Car: New car invention. Mr. John de Grunchy. He has developed a car which he claims gives upwards of 150 miles to the gallon by combining petrol and battery power. His prototype. His Petelec, based on a fiat 500, uses four heavy duty 12-volt car batteries in conjunction with a 3-h.p. garden rotorvator engine. December 1974 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5080238: Unusual/Humour: Outdoor Haircuts: 'He' is the name of a very plush gents hairdressers, in the High Street, Plaistow, E.13. with teak formica tops to the basins, Knotty pine wood on the walls, padded seats for the costomers, Then came the power cuts- so the staff not wanting to dissapoint their costomers, moved their chairs onto the pavement, and carried on as usual, using instant shave from a can and hand clippers. December 1970 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5080011: The Argentinian Avant Garde Group. The company makes its British debut starting on 17th November, at The place in 17 Duke's Road, W.C.1. They will perform two plays, "Dracula" and Goddess". The eight young men members of the company are made up of poets, actors, sculptors and dancers from the Argentine. The "Goddess", played by Facundo Bo, surrounded by all the people she killed. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5080090: There is quite a lively atmosphere at the Montagu Arms Public House in Kender Street New Cross. A band is playing, compress sing and tell jokes and syas from time to time wait for it. And then eventually it appears and it is Stripper Jackie. Jackie appears dressed up as Charlie Chaplin and finished up more or less stripped the bear is excellent. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images