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Performance TitleBritish Amateur Gymnastics Association - National Tournament for the Daily Mirror Champion's Cup
Performance Date18 January 1975
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time13:30
Main PerformersJim Purvis,
Ian Neale,
John White,
Jeff Davis,
Tommy Wilson,
Leigh Jones - male gymnasts,
Ruth Adderley,
Lesley Bartlett,
Julie Smith,
Avril Lennox,
Angela Brown,
Elaine Willett - female gymnasts
Secondary PerformersMichael Christiansen (Daily Mirror Editor)- prize-giver
Orchestra or BandTrumpeters and Band of the Life Guards
ConductorsMajor A J Richards
Performance NotesAvril Lennox and Tommy Wilson were the winners of the event.

Original photographs from the event are also held by Mirrorpix.
Associated Press Archive holds colour British Movietone footage of the event (Story No.BM75-32).

The event was filmed by BBC Television.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1975/7),
B&W photograph of Ruth Adderley (RAHE/3/1975/1)
URLhttp://www.mirrorpix.com/id/00043661
http://www.mirrorpix.com/id/00043665
https://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/rLrdSr1Phei
https://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/4Y4X-4M8sJr
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1975/7British Amateur Gymnastics Association - National Tournament for the Sunday Times Champion's Cup18 January 1975
RAHE/3/1975/1Photographs of the British Amateur Gymnastics Association - National Tournament for the Daily Mirror Champion's Cup18 January 1975
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Aivahykean_KukBritish Amateur Gymnastics Association - National Tournament for the Daily Mirror Champion's Cup1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/12097British Amateur Gymnastics Association (BAGA); 1888-; British Governing Body of Gymnastics
DS/UK/22990Neale; Ian (11 August 1954); British gymnast
DS/UK/22991White; John (fl.1970s); British gymnast
DS/UK/22992Davis; Jeff (31 March 1954); British gymnast
DS/UK/22993Wilson; Tommy (17 August 1953); British gymnast
DS/UK/22994Bartlett; Lesley (fl.1970s); British gymnast
DS/UK/13090Lennox; Avril (1956-); MBE; English gymnast
DS/UK/13091Willett; Elaine (1956-fl 1972); English gymnast
DS/UK/22995Christiansen; Michael (c.1926-15 June 1984); British newspaper editor
DS/UK/1885British Army; HM Band of the Life Guards; 1795-; British Army Band
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