Special Occasions in Turvey

Sometimes the villagers celebrated special occasions.

Royalty provided many of these, with coronations and jubilees being a great excuse of a party or other activities.

List of Special Dates

1887 - Golden Jubilee (50 years) of Queen Victoria

1897 - Diamond Jubilee (60 years) of Queen Victoria

1901 - Death of Queen Victoria

1902 - Coronation of King Edward VII

1910 - Coronation of King George V

1935 - Silver Jubilee (25 years) of King George V

1937 - Coronation of King George VI

1945 - May 8 - VE Day (Victory in Europe Day)

1953 - Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

1977 - Silver Jubilee (25 years) of Queen Elizabeth II

1981 - Marriage of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer

1986 - Marriage of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson

2002 - Golden Jubilee (50 years) of Queen Elizabeth II

2011 - Marriage of Prince William of Wales and Katherine Middleton

For the Coronation of King Edward VII in 1902, the village had a special Sports Day.

Here is the village hall, all decorated up for the Coronation of King George V in 1915.

And another Sports Day was held to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. This time there was also a Fancy Dress Parade at 1:45pm and a Comic Football Match at 2:45pm - featuring The Army versus The World!

The children of Tandy's Close, Turvey, gather together for a photograph to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 1977.