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On Easter Sunday the Eight Young Ladies Shown Here, Dressed In R.N.L.I. Jerseys and Red Mini-Skirts, Walked from Tower Bridge to Hyde Park Corner

On Easter Sunday the eight young ladies shown here, dressed in R.N.L.I.

jerseys and red mini-skirts, walked from Tower Bridge to Hyde Park Corner— a distance of 20 miles—circumnavigating the city and West End. Organisations such as the Rotary Clubs, Townswomen's Guild and Round Table sponsored the walk, and the sponsor form had wide appeal because a photograph of the named participants was published with it, thus giving authenticity to the event. Over £1,200 was promised by the sponsors. Miss Shirley Foale, a typist at the Wembley office of the R.N.L.I., took over the actual organisation, did much of the paper work in her own time, and walked the whole distance with the group. Miss Foale, in addition, obtained sponsorship for £470..

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