Item title reads - The 9 women mayors of Southampton, Pudsey, Tenby, West Bromwich, Eastbourne, Whitehaven, Deptford, Litchfield & Wrexham, entertained by Miss Margaret Bevan, Liverpool's popular Lord Mayor. Merseyside.
M/S of the ladies in their robes standing on the pavement, they walk up...
Item title reads - The 9 women mayors of Southampton, Pudsey, Tenby, West Bromwich, Eastbourne, Whitehaven, Deptford, Litchfield & Wrexham, entertained by Miss Margaret Bevan, Liverpool's popular Lord Mayor. Merseyside.
M/S of the ladies in their robes standing on the pavement, they walk up the steps. M/S as they pose together and the camera pans across them. M/S as they pass along a walkway. M/S of one pointing something out to another, they chat and laugh as the camera pans across them.
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"Margaret Bevan" in first paragraph should read Margaret Beavan.
I've managed to find the names of 6 of the 9 women mayors seen here. They are, (not necessarily in order)..........
Lucia Marion Welch, Mayor of Southampton.
Margaret Jane Jenkins, Mayor of Tenby.
Grace Emma Cottrell, Mayor of West Bromwich.
Miss Alice Hudson, Mayor of Eastbourne.
Kath Duncan, Mayor of Deptford.
Mrs Milly Edwards-Jones, Mayor of Wrexham.