A commemorative silver crown produced to celebrate the silver wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, 1972.
A Newport commemorative medal produced for the coronation of King Edward VII in 1902. The coronation had to be postponed due to the King's ill health with appendicitis, and as a result many medals and other memorabilia were wrongly dated - the coronation actually took place on 9th August 1902.
Photograph of Wormit School children ready for the hat parade to celebrate the Queen's Silver jubilee, 1977.
In 1969 Princess Alexandra drove across the Tay Road Bridge and stopped at the bridge access where she was greeted by local schoolchildren. Our two photographs here show some of the Newport schoolchildren.
Princess Alexandra visited Newport via the ferry, early 1960s.
For the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth in 1977, celebrations were held all over the country. This newspaper cutting shows a group at the party held at Woodhaven Farm.
On her second visit to Newport, Princes Alexandra crossed the Tay Road Bridge in 1969 and stopped briefly at the South Access. The photograph shows some of the Wormit schoolchildren who were allowed time off to go to greet her.
Newspaper photograph of a parent and child wheelbarrow race at Wormit's party to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, 29 June 1977. The party was held at Gleig's Farm (Woodhaven Farm).
Two newspaper cuttings describing the celebrations at Woodhaven Farm to commemorate the River Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 1977.