Hidden Lives Revealed - Events: Girls at the Shipton fête

fetes were always a very popular event. The Homes could not only sell home-made items to help raise funds but also show off any entertainment they had been practising. These girls from St Michael's are performing a traditional English country dance.

Ref: WS175
Title: Girls at the Shipton fête
Date: July 1905
Location: St Michael's Home For Girls, Shipton under Wychwood
Creator: Unknown, taken from Our Waifs and Strays, October 1905, page 139

Description:
Fêtes were always a very popular event. The Homes could not only sell home-made items to help raise funds but also show off any entertainment they had been practising. These girls from St Michael's are performing a traditional English country dance.

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