MPX5079508: Education. Industrial Disputes: Teachers Strike: All the schools in the Ealing area were closed for the day because of the teachers pay claim dispute. 7 year old Bily Fuller of Stanhope Junior School, Greenford, leads the demonstration down the Broadway with his sister Ann (12) OC Costain Senior Girls School, Greenford. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5079571: A vicar made a cake in church today to celebrate Advent traditionally the first day in the church's year. The vicar the Rev. John Harvey donned a chef's hat and a French type moustache and beard, spoke in a French accent and made the birthday cake in front of a packed congregation, in the St. Barnabas Church, Bromley, Kent. The Rev. John Harvey making his cake today. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5095601: 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
MPX5095730: Medical Research: A famous medicine manufacturers are working at full blast to cope with the present flu epedemic. Their well known cough remedy which is prescribed by most doctors was becoming difficult to get, so fully trained pharmacists volunteered to help with the bottling of this medicine. These pharmacists work at the firm, Parke-Davis & Co., of Hounslow, Middlesex and are now busy putting bottle tops and labels on the medicine... a job normally done by women. 30 of their women are away with flu. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5095790: Bombed out of their convent, the Sister's of St. Anne, with members of the Friend's Ambulance unit, give sanctuary to homeless women and children at a rest centre in Surrey Square, south east London. For many days these kindly Sisters of Mercy did their work by the light of candles and hurricane lamps.. but now there is an electric stove, and Christmas pudding is on the way. Here tired mothers find peace and rest and their little children happiness and love. February 1943 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5095841: She's on her own It's not a double act, they are not twins, it's just a little 17 years old girl all out on her own. But she has managed very well indeed up to now. In her first professional engagement in the theatre she has managed a job in pantomime at the London Palladium. She has just left the Sadlers Wells Ballet school, to which she won a scholarship from the Royal Academy of Dancing. Her name is Judy Monitz of Wembley, London. December 1953 / Bridgeman Images