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Whit Walk - Part One
Looking back over the years, one of the traditions was the whit walk. Prior to the walk, there would have been meetings with a representative from each church to check what was needed, and that everything would be in place for the routes which were being walked.
1. Which brass bands were going to be involved?
2. Which hymns would they sing? 3. Which tunes would they use? 4. What about police who had to organise the traffic and close the roads?
5. Who would organise collecting tins? 6. How many service sheets did they need? Just some of the many questions which needed to be answered.
There were usually about 15 hymns needed for the day, such as When a knight won his spurs, Blessed Assurance, Praise to the Lord, and Stand up, Stand up for Jesus which were all favourites. They always included special hymns which the children would know. Brass Bands were usually the colliery bands, Huthwaite prize band, Teversal colliery band, Shirebrook Colliery Band, Clipstone Colliery Band, and The Salvation Army Band were amongst those used. Most children would have new clothes, often shoes as well. It was an expensive time, and often the one time of the year when a child would have a new outfit. For parents who couldn’t pay, they had them “on the slate” paying off an amount each week. The children, excited at these new outfits would dress up and go visiting relatives or neighbours to show their outfits, in the hope that they would get a penny or two for going.
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