News of the celebrations was broadcast all over the world by members of Furness Amateur Radio Society. CENTRE STAGE: Pupils of Chapel Street Infants School at Dalton dressed for their role in the town s 750th charter celebrations As townspeople witnessed the official re-opening of Dalton Castle by Dalton mayor Cllr Brenda O’Connor and joined in a united service of thanksgiving in the Market Place, people as far away as Italy and Bulgaria learned about the festivities over the airwaves. The radio enthusiasts set up a temporary station in the Cavendish Arms, with aerials in the backyard and on the roof.