This is a film of the celebrations and pageant commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the issuing of the Town Charter for Goole on September 8th, 1958. The film begins with a procession of young girls - the attendants to the Charter Queen - all dressed in white: Miss Barbara Chappel, Miss Sheila Barratt and Jane Molloy. Then the Charter Queen, Miss Olive Clark, arrives wearing red robes. They all take their places on the platform, or plateaux, which has been decorated by various societies and...

This is a film of the celebrations and pageant commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the issuing of the Town Charter for Goole on September 8th, 1958. The film begins with a procession of young girls - the attendants to the Charter Queen - all dressed in white: Miss Barbara Chappel, Miss Sheila Barratt and Jane Molloy. Then the Charter Queen, Miss Olive Clark, arrives wearing red robes. They all take their places on the platform, or plateaux, which has been decorated by various societies and associations of Goole. Escorted by her attendants, and led by a man in uniform, the Charter Queen makes her way to the procession watched by a crowd from the side. The Charter Queen walks up onto a bandstand set up in Hook Road. Here she is joined by the former Goole Gala Queen, Joyce Carrington, and the Silver Jubilee Queen, Miss Judith Atkinson. The Charter Queen is then crowned by the Lord Mayor, Mrs Jane Campling, before going on to give a speech in which she declares her hope that Goole will expand both culturally and industrially. She then receives a bouquet from the Pageant Committee. The procession, or pageant, makes its way from Hook Road to Victoria Pleasure Ground. The Station Hotel can be seen in the background. The procession is led by a brass band, and the floats that follow have historical themes going back to the Romans and the Vikings. The commentary notes some of the participants, including monks and other historical figures associated with the history of Goole. The issuing of the Charter, which made Goole a port, is also noted. Among the floats are ones for the St John Ambulance Brigade, education in the nineteenth century, one portraying the Great Market Hall Fire, the laying of the foundation of the Parish Church, and an enactment of Sweeney Todd as played in the old Theatre Royal. There is also an award winning Sea Cadet band from Scunthorpe, a display of veteran cars and old bicycles, winners of the children's fancy dress competition, the YMCA and the Young Farmer's Association. Finally, in the evening, there is a torchlight procession back to the Town Centre. The following day the floats are dismantled. The End