Queens from four Sunday Schools in East Cleveland took part in a ”festival of queens” at Redcar’s pier ballroom in August 1954 to help raise funds for National Children’s Homes.
Back row: Councillor R Kistler, Mrs R Kistler (Mayor and Mayoress of Redcar), Rev. Norman Birtwell, Councillor W Atkinson.
Front row: Sheila Mead (Loftus), Judith Smelt (Skinningrove), Pamela Husband (Redcar), Susan Hind (Saltburn).
Thanks to Derick Pearson for the details and to A. N. Andre for the update.
the first girl on the front row left is Sheila not Stella mead