Search the archiveCurrently displaying: 22 results. Clear the searchYou've searched for:Subject: "Art, Music and Drama" xDecade: "1970s" x Search term Filter by Subject Clubs and Organisations (3)Other Children's Groups (2)Women's Groups (1)Memories (2)Out and About (1)Other Views (1)Sport (1)Football Newport (1)Filter by Format Leaflet (2)Newspaper cutting (2)Photograph (11)Poster (4)Picture (1)Text (2)Filter by Area Newport (18)Landward area (3)Filter by Decade 1930s (2)1940s (5)1950s (6)1960s (8)1980s (7)1990s (6)2000s (3)2010s (1)2020s (1)Filter by Century 21st (3) Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest Rio Youth Club A beauty contest held at the Rio Youth Club in 1975. Display Sheet on Local Artist, Alexander Allan Poster giving information about local artist, Alexander Allan, with images of four of Allan's paintings. TAMS Celebrating 50 Years TAMS (Tayport Amateur Musical Society - now TADAMS). In 1999 TAMS celebrated 50 years and at a special event the club officials of 1999 (front) welcomed nine founder members. Examples of Illustrations by Len Fullerton, Wildlife Artist Examples of local wildlife artist, Len Fullerton's work. Display Sheet on Local Artist, Neil Dallas Brown. Display sheet giving information and examples of the work of local artist, Neil Dallas Brown (1938-2003). Forgan Arts Centre Photograph of participants in a pottery class at Forgan Arts Centre, which was opened in the former Forgan School after it closed in the early 1970s. Forgan Arts Centre: First Exhibition 1974 A news cutting describing the opening exhibition at Forgan Arts Centre in 1974. TAMS 50th Anniversary Souvenir Programme 1999 Tayport Amateur Musical Society was founded in Tayport in 1949 but was soon equally associated with Newport as they performed their shows in the Blyth Hall. This photograph shows their 50th anniversary souvenir programme from their show Oklahoma in 1999. Blythe Players Programmes A selection of programmes from Blythe Players shows from 1950s and 1960s. The Blythe Players put on their shows in the Blyth Hall and performed favourites such as Agatha Christie’s The Hollow (1959) and Charley’s Aunt (1964). They had developed from the Congregational Church Drama Group of the 1940s and they would eventually combine with the ... Forgan Arts Centre Children's Book Exhibition 1970s John Grant from the children's television programme Jackanory, drew pictures for an enthralled group at an exhibition of children's books held in Forgan Arts Centre. Display Sheet on Local Artist, Alberto Morrocco Display sheet giving information and examples of Alberto Morrocco's work (1917-1998). James Street Window Mural I've always found this mural on the blocked up gable window of the house at the bottom of James Street rather intriguing. I've now learned that it was done around 1975 by four-year-old Boo Paterson (now a successful artist) and her older brother who lived in this house. They collected sea glass from the shore ... Phoenix Drama Group In the 1970s the Blythe Players and the Green Room Club combined to become the Phoenix Drama Group. These pictures show a fashion show mounted by the group to raise funds for their productions. TAMS Oklahoma Cast 1970 Sorry - a very tiny photograph of the cast of the TAMS production of Oklahoma in 1970. Rio Youth Club Staff 1970s A group of staff who helped run the Rio Youth Club in the 1970s. Read the memories of one of these staff members. Memories of the Rio Youth Club 1 June Turner’s memories of the Rio Youth Club, as told to Wendy Irons on 19th September 2020. “I was working as a youth leader in a school in Dundee in the evenings. A young woman knocked at my house door in Newport one evening and said that Newport needed a youth club. I can’t remember her name. ... Women's Football 1970s To celebrate their 10th anniversary as a youth club, the Rio held a week of activities. They included the women's football match at Waterstone Crook. Hockey Match c. 1977 A hockey match held in 1976 or 1977 between members of the Ladies' Circle and the lady members of TAMS. Our photograph shows the TAMS team members outside the Blyth Hall. Carolyn Morton's Ballet Class Carolyn Morton's ballet class outside the Blyth Hall late 1970s. TAMS Old Time Music Hall 1975 Dancers in Tams Old Time Music Hall show in 1975. Display Sheet on Local Sculptor, Scott Sutherland Display sheet giving information about, and examples of, the work of local sculptor, Scott Sutherland. NB: We now have it on good authority, from Scott's son David, that they did not come to live in Newport until 1954. Memories of the Rio Youth Club 2 Memories of the Rio Youth Club from Mo Beat and Sheonagh Beat. I was also involved in starting up the youth club. We used to meet in the West Hall in Wormit and the leaders, a husband and wife (cannot remember names), were instrumental in getting the Rio as a venue. I donated many of my ...