Members of the newly-formed Bolton Youth Band were pictured in January, 1970, during their first rehearsal in Gaskell Street County Primary School, Bolton.
From left: Virginia Houghton (13), Tonge High School; Alan Lloyd (12), Smithills Grammar School; and Jane Rushton (13), of Breightmet High School.
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