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Performance TitleGirls' Brigade Annual Rally and Display
Performance Date3 May 1980
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time14:30
Main PerformersRev. Leslie Truelove,
Mrs D F Ellison Nash - speakers,
Hove District,
Kingston-upon-Thames District,
Lewisham and Bromley Division,
West Kent District,
Bradford Division,
Birmingham Division,
North Brighton and Mid Sussex Districts,
Mrs E J Nicoll,
H M R Busbridge,
Leonard G Squirrell,
1st Dagenham Company,
3rd Dagenham Company,
2nd Shoeburyness Company,
2nd Totton Company,
1st Waterlooville Company,
38th London Company,
1st Maidstone Company,
1st Woodley Company,
2nd Hammersmith Company,
1st Denton Company,
West Southampton District,
Northamptonshire Division,
SE Essex Division,
4th Croydon District,
1st Merseyside District,
1st Harwell,
1st Highams Park,
1st Hutton

Miss D M Havis - organ
Orchestra or BandMassed Bands:
Bradford Division,
Northampton District,
1st Enfield Company
ChoirsSE Essex Division and Birmingham Division Choir
Set ListOrgan selection (D M Havis),
Guard of Honour (1980 Queen's Award Winners),
'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem),
'Soldiers of Christ Arise',
Worship: (Rev. Leslie Truelove),
'Welcome to Visitors' (D F Ellison Nash),
Massed Bands:
'Reach for the Sky' (Hove District)
'My Garden' (Kingston-upon-Thames District),
'Skip It' (Lewisham and Bromley District),
'Inside Information' (West Kent District),
'Yorkshire on the March' (Bradford Division),
'Sixty Voices' (Birmingham Division),
'Life Thine Eyes', Mendelssohn,
'Spring', Handel, arr. Jacobson,
'Russian Dancing' (North Brighton and Mid Sussex Districts),

Presentation of Baptist Times Enterprise Trophy to 1st Dagenham Company (Mrs E J Nicoll),
Presentation of Bible Study Junior to Picture (3rd Dagenham Company),
Senior - Shield (2nd Shoeburyness Company),
Presentation of Brigadier to D W Batten Shield (3rd Dagenham Company),
Presentation of Choral Speaking Junior Cup to 2nd Totton Company (H M R Busbridge),
Presentation of Choral Speaking Mixed Cup to 1st Waterlooville Company (H M R Busbridge),
Presentation of Cookery Junior Plate to 38th London Company,
Presentation of The Helen Goodway Award Senior Plate to 1st Maidstone Company,
Presentation of The Helen Goodway Award Brigadier Cup to 1st Woodley Company (Leonard G Squirrell),
Presentation of Home Nursing E W Cooper Memorial Trophy to 2nd Hammersmith Company,
Presentation of Netball Trophy to 2nd Shoeburyness Company,
Presentation of Table Tennis Trophy to 1st Denton Company,
Presentation of Proficiency The Harwood Memorial Trophy TBA (3rd Dagenham Company),
Presentation of Brigadier Brooch Red and Gold to West Southampton District,
Team Games - 1st Harwell - Yellow, 1st Highams Park - White, 1st Hutton - Blue, 38th London - Green,
Guest of Honour (Mrs E J Nicoll),
'Those Were the Days' (Northamptonshire Division),
'Wings and Wheels' (SE Essex Division),
'A Rainy Day' (4th Croydon District),
'Sun Dance Fiesta' (1st Merseyside District),
Finale: 'Seek Ye First' (SE Essex Division and Birmingham Division Choir),
Benediction
Performance NotesUnrelated to this event, the main road outside the Hall was closed because of the terrorist hostage situation in the nearby Iranian Embassy which had begun on Wednesday 30 April 1980. Protests and prayers were held outside the Hall by supporters of the Ayatollah Khomeini.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1980/62)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1980/62The Girls' Brigade Annual Rally & Display3 May 1980
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Iekokoipiox_XainGirls' Brigade Annual Rally and Display2
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/330Girls' Brigade; 1893-; International and interdenominational Christian youth organisation
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