Crowds enjoy Friends of Furness Hospitals carnival atmosphere to help good cause in Barrow
The Friends of Furness Hospitals carnival hit the streets in style in 1989. The long procession snaked its way through the town, stopping every now and then for a dancing display. Thousands of Barrovians turned out in the bright sunshine to watch the spectacle. Led by the City of Newcastle Drum Corps, the parade featured more than 100 entries. More than £5,600 for the Friends of Furness Hospitals was dropped in collecting tins during the day. Dancing schools were as colourful as ever. The Imperial School, Tapettes, Janet Wright School, C. Hart and D. Kennedy and Nellie English scho...
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