MPX5090934: The Good Samaritans stand on parade in a hospital ward. They are some of the volunteers who stopped a small hospital from shutting down. They came to the rescue of matron Miss Queenie Graham after only two nurses turned up for duty. Most of her staff of 31 were victims of the flu epidemic which has hit Merseyside. But willing hands were ready when the call went out for helpers. Nearly 50 offers flooded the switchboard at the 50 bed Sir Alfred Jones Memorial Hospital, at Garston, Liverpool. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5091006: Comedian Roy Hudd who is currently starring in "The Sleeping Beauty" at the Wimbledon Theatre, has got 10 tiny 'sleeping beauties' of his own to greet the New Year. Boxer dog Lily is the proud mother, and this is her first litter which she tends with great care. The puppies are also a source of delight to Roy's 5 year old son Max and his wife Ann, at their home in Streatham. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5096330: National Gymnastics Tournament at The Royal Albert Hall: L/R The Overall Winner Avril Lennox, Mr. Michael Christiansen, Editor of the Daily Mirror, and Overall Winner Tommy Wilson pictured with winning Cups at the Royal Albert Hall on the 18th of January, 1975. January 1975 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5096384: Ken Potter and Alan Llambias, two Croupiers, have suddenly decided to do something completely different. They are going to hitch-hike "Around the World on a Brolly". Dressed as City gentlemen and armed with bowlers and umbrellas they will be advancing the patriotic theory that the "British Spirit" is not dead. January 1975 / Bridgeman Images