June marks the beginning of local gala season, and none would be complete without a traditional Gala Queen. Here are some from the Bradford District in the 1970s from the Telegraph & Argus archives.
Two-year-old Benedict Fryer, of East Morton, refuses to accept the fuss of it all as Gala Queen Jacqueline Wingate, a pupil at Beckfoot Grammar School, attempts to present him with the Alan Flanagan trophy for best fancy dress at Bingley Children’s Gala on June 12, 1976.
Pamela Wright, 14, (left) of Tyersal Terrace, is crowned Rose Queen by retiring Rose Queen Karen Terry, 16, at Tyersal Community Centre on June 20, 1970.
Keighley Gala Queen Ann Buckley, a 16-year-old office worker, is crowned by Beverley Greenwood, daughter of the Mayor of Keighley, Councillor Jim Greenwood (left) on June 20, 1970.
Jean Allinson, 11, is crowned June Queen at the Bolton Road Scout and Guide Group Gala on June 10, 1972.
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