Does anyone recognise the shield?. The group were celebrating winning a First Aid award by The Princess Royal colliery. The location is the Miners Welfare Hall Cinderford.
Row 3: 1 , 2 , 3 Fred Morgan , 4 Mr Arnold- manager Princess Royal Colliery , 5 Ted Oakey - Manager Eastern United Colliery.
Row 2: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 Birt Hinton , 5, 6 (with pipe) Dr Ellison.
Row 1: 1 Oliver Guy Oakey -manager Cannop Colliery, 2 Jack Crook -Deputy Cannop Colliery, 3 Jack Edwards , 4 Charlie "Goody" Richards , 5 Arch Worgan.
Royston Pritchard recalled (Nov 2006) - All the Deputies Overmen and Managers had to qualify annually for a First Aid Certificate. Dr Patrick O'Driscoll and his son Dr Michael O'Driscoll of Bream and Dr Booth attended various collieries on weekends to give training to and examine the First Aiders. This was done by the doctors on a voluntary basis.
Thanks to Royston Pritchard, David Haynes Janet Kear, Dave Powell, Brian Davey, Eileen Davey and Yvonne Hill for help with the names.