Coronation - Westward Ho! - 11th May 1937

Westward Ho! - Making Local History

To-morrow, when Westward Ho! joins in the Empire wide celebrations of the Coronation, local history will, in a certain sense, be made. It will be the first time that the popular little seaside resort has conducted such celebrations entirely on its own. Usually it has been joined with Northam. The general committee responsible for the arrangements, under the chairmanship of Mr F Wilkey, with Rev. Cecil Eman as Hon. Secretary and Lieut P C Humbby as Hon. Treasurer, have drawn up a splendid programme of events, so that Westward Ho! will be able to claim to have taken its full share in the general celebrations.
Generous support, expressed in gifts of money and labour willingly undertaken, has been accorded the Committee. Public subscriptions together with the share of the grant of a penny rate by the Northam Council have enabled the Committee to make full and comprehensive preparations.
The programme commences at 2pm with a combined thanksgiving service in the Station Hall, followed at 2.30pm by a procession to the Cricket field, where a children's pageant, "Songs of the Flag" will take place at 2.45pm. Coronation mugs will be presented at 3.45pm and teas for children and adults will follow. At 5pm sports will be conducted in the Cricket field. The King's address will be given in the Cricket field at 7:10pm. A firework display at 8pm is to be followed by a social and dance (fancy dress optional) in the Sunshine cafe. In connection with the decoration of the streets and houses, a prize of 10s is being offered for the best dressed house or shop (not shop window).