WINKLEIGH CELEBRATIONS - NO SOUND

(2 Oct 1956)
G.V. Village of Winkleigh. G.V. Ring O'Bells Public House. C.U. Ring O'Bells name. The Town Criers. New tenants of house arrive by pony and trap. Handing over of keys and licence by the Hon. George Lamport M.P. to Mr. and Mrs Adams the new licencee. Mr. Adams climbs a ladder to put his name on the licence holder of the Ring O'Bells. Mr. Gunn Editor of Daily Sketch handing over keys and talking to Mr and Mrs Adams. G.V. of crowd attending the celebrations. A display by the Exeter Morris dancers. A pint of beer is drunk by one of the local characters. Jack Train and Barbara Kelly in bar of Ring O'Bells. C.U. of "Colonel Chinstrap" (Jack Train). The Winkleigh Bear, part of Devon Folk lore. New tenant running the barrel to pub where he is received by his wife. Following Mr. Adams is the Winkleigh Bear. C.U. dancers in the street. The local womens institute doing Devon folk dances. G.V. of dancing in the streets. Close up of the Exeter Morris dancers in street. The Ring O'Bells opens under its new owner and free beer is served.
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[@c2757]

Just in case it isn't apparent from the above, in the 1960's, the Ring O'Bells public house in Winkleigh was the prize in a competition in the Daily Sketch (newspaper). Although Mr. Adams is descibed as a tenant in the blurb above, my understanding is that the competition prize was the freehold rather than a tenancy so he was the new owner rather than the new tenant. The pub was destroyed by fire in 1968 and was never rebuilt. The site of the former pub is now an area of grass outside the western entrance to the churchyard.

[@daisywilson]

Do you have any more information on this or know where I could find some?

[@joymiddleton8188]

I think the blonde lady behind the bar was an actress called Shirley Eaton.Also 2of the ladies country dancing could have been Glenn King and Ada Cockram.

[@petewilson1093]

This was my Mum that won the pub with her then husband Mr Adams.