Here we look back at images from the Oxford Mail archive from 1976.
That was the year when Blackwell’s bookstore brought people dressed as Mr Men to the city centre, and three women retired from the Witney branch of Woolworths.
Hilda Scaife, Olive Miller and Gladys Whitehead all retired at the same time in April 1976.
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A farewell party was held in the village hall at North Leigh, where they were presented with cheques from the management and jewellery from colleagues.
Mrs Scaife, of Windmill Road, North Leigh, worked at the store for 19 years, starting as the ‘biscuit girl’ and then serving on the sweet counter.
Mrs Miller, of Apley Way, Witney, worked on the gardening counter for 15 years. Mrs Whitehead, of Burwell Drive, Witney, had been a store assistant for five years.
Mrs Scaife said: “I’ve got such nice customers - I’m going to miss them so much.”
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Cowley resident Trevor Allen was handed a golden memento in March, 1976.
He was given a gold-plated key after he popped into the AA’s High Street shop.
The company was celebrating making the 20 millionth Yale key for their call boxes and decided to mark the occassion with the souvenirs.
Stores across the country handed golden keys to the first members to join them.
Mr Allen, who ran the Travair International office next to the AA shop, joined the motoring association in preparation for his trip around Europe.
And at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington, hundreds of scraps of waste material were put to good use by nurses and patients.
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In just 10 days, they finished a patchwork quilt, the size of a double bed, to be auctioned at an event organised by the hospital’s sports and social club in 1976.
The idea of making a quilt came from Sister Zoe Elliott and when she returned from a weekend off, she found most of the work had been done.
The money was needed by the club to repay £500 it borrowed for a sports hall.
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This story was written by Andy Ffrench, he joined the team more than 20 years ago and now covers community news across Oxfordshire.
Get in touch with him by emailing: Andy.ffrench@newsquest.co.uk
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