Swimmers make a record splash: Stourbridge schoolchildren show the amount they raised for the lifeboat service at a swimming gala. Pupils from 14 schools took part in a fun event organised by swimming teacher Mrs Joan Hadley as a grand farewell to the Stourbridge Bat/is which are due to be demolished. The galas have been held every year since 1981 and have raised nearly £13,000.

photograph by courtesy of Express & Star.