13.12.2024
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Looking back - Season's Greetings

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London Foot Hospital
As we approach the festive period, a trawl through the journals over the years shows a long tradition of charity and fund-raising.

This was combined with warm greetings and festive musings, lists of the many branch Christmas festivities, Xmas quizzes as well as many calls for volunteers to help the homeless.

In the 1930s, many fundraising activities benefited the London Foot Hospital, pictured above.

Charity begins at home

Figure 1 - Charity appeals to help the London Foot Hospital (1930s)

Figure 2 - London Foot Hospital Christmas Fair (1942)

Figure 3 - Advert for Christmas cards (1965)

Fun and games

This was the first of two annual Christmas quizzes compiled by P J Read.

Figure 4 - Christmas quiz compiled by P J Read (1969) (answers available on request)

Christmas gifting

One way to solve your Christmas gifting problems ....

Figure 5 - Gift voucher advert (1994)

Figure 6 - Society neckwear for sale (1994)

Helping the homeless

Figure 7 - Open Christmas (1995)

Finally ... Festive Wishes

Figure 8 - Lord Amulree Christmas message (1964)