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Wolverhampton and
Staffordshire College of Technology, Students' and
Teachers' Union, Rag Day.
The college's annual Rag Day was organised by the
Students' and Teachers' Union Rag Committee to raise
money for local charities and good causes. Events
were held throughout the day, including a parade,
which consisted of decorated lorries travelling
through the town centre and ending at West Park,
where the exhibits were judged. During the parade,
members of the students' and teachers' union walked
around the town centre and alongside the parade to
collect donations from the general public. Copies of
the official magazine were also on sale.
In the evening, a fancy dress ball was held in
the main hall at the college, during which prizes
were handed out for the best exhibits in the parade.
The first Rag Day was held in 1949, during which
£280.9s.5d was raised. By 1964 the total sum raised
was £13,065.12s.10d. |
From the 1958 Wolverhampton Red
Book and Directory.
| The following photos are
courtesy of David Clare. They were taken by
Leslie Emmerson, of Wednesfield, who was a
student at the college, before working for
Stewarts and Lloyds of Bilston, first as an
apprentice and then an employee.
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The Rag Day procession
enters Princes Square from Lichfield Street,
on the 20th October, 1951. On board the
lorry is Pete Young's Wolverine Jazz Band,
consisting of Mike Rand on the cornet,
Fred Draisey on the trombone, Dot Rhodes on
the piano, Don Marrion playing the banjo,
Tony Young on the bass, and Mac Wakefield on
drums. |
Another view of the
Rag Day parade on the 20th October, 1951.
The float featured a tribute to MGM's
Showboat film, which was a great success in
1951. |
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Another Rag Day display from
October, 1951, is a tribute to the army. |
A final photo from
1951 Rag Day. It shows a Ford Car from 1912,
followed by two other displays. In the
background and on the far right are students
collecting donations. |
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