Bolton's Home Guard went on parade for a Town Hall marchpast in December, 1944. They are seen here at the saluting base with the old Commercial Hotel in the background, and Naisby's shop on the corner
A National Day of Prayer was held in September, 1940, and my second picture shows members of the Home Guard from the Turton district marching to Bradshaw Church where they attended a service. Interestingly, on the back of the picture is a stamp which says "Passed for Publication. Press & Censorship Bureau."
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