Amy Winehouse, eat your heart out! In December, 1970 these shoppers, including the lady with the super hairdo, were part of a desperate race to stock up with candles.

It helped that the shops had lots of Christmas candles in stock, but the festive season wasn’t the reason for the demand.

Electricity workers had started a work-to-rule and thousands of homes, offices and factories were hit by power cuts.

Some of us can never forget that winter and, torches or not, still keep a stock of candles to this day, just in case it ever happens again. Tomorrow’s Best Days of Their Lives will feature Turton High School.