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The swinging Sixties bought us Coronation Street, Top of the Pops and Dr Who, along with mini- skirts, BBC2, colour TV, a moon walk and, of course, a World Cup win.
A few notable firsts for St Francis included the introduction of an annual Procession of Witness (1960 to 1973), the admission of lady choristers to the choir (1966) due to problems in recruiting choirboys and, in 1965, a celebration of the Silver Jubilee of the consecration of the church.
The uniformed organisations still formed a big part of church life and in 1964, a special service was held to commemorate 50 years of the Brownie movement. Many members of the community will have fond memories of church parades and weekly meetings in the old church hall.
1960's
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