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Celebrations through the years: 16 retro pictures of community fun across Wolverhampton and the Black Country

We love any chance to come together for a celebration, and this collection of pictures shows just that.

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By Tania Taylor
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Here, we explore community gatherings over the decades — from Christmas and royal parties to retirement and hen parties, and even a weaning party. Enjoy this gallery of faces from the past.

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A 'victory party' for children from Pope Road in an air raid shelter in a churchyard. The photograph shows the Reverend H. S. Light, minister of Low Hill Congregational Church, saying grace before the feast in 1945.
A 'victory party' for children from Pope Road, Wolverhampton, in an air raid shelter in a churchyard. The photograph shows the Reverend H. S. Light, minister of Low Hill Congregational Church, saying grace before the feast in 1945.
A tea party for London evacuees in Wolverhampton in November 1940.
A tea party for London evacuees in Wolverhampton in November 1940.
Coronation Day in Penn, Wolverhampton, in 1953. Picture courtesy of Colin Potts and Keith Barnett. Keith offered the following info regarding the image: 'Front right: Malcolm Trainer, Arnold Potts, Colin Potts. Front left: William Stallard. Behind: Mrs Potts, Mrs Langston, Margaret Langston, Doreen Trainer.
Coronation Day in Penn, Wolverhampton, in 1953. Picture courtesy of Colin Potts and Keith Barnett. Keith offered the following info regarding the image: 'Front right: Malcolm Trainer, Arnold Potts, Colin Potts. Front left: William Stallard. Behind: Mrs Potts, Mrs Langston, Margaret Langston, Doreen Trainer.
A children's Christmas party in the Squirrel Inn, on Bushbury Road, Park Village in 195. The pub was demolished in 1960.
A children's Christmas party in the Squirrel Inn, on Bushbury Road, Park Village in 1951. The pub was demolished in 1960.