The Jubilee Comic

Programme of Procession!

At Six o’clock a.m.

The bells of St. Marys and the Old Blyth Church will ring out a merry joyous peal in honour of the Queen. Bellringers Joicey and Jarvis will officiate at the ropes.

At 7 o’clock a.m.

Mr Firth’s surplice clad Choir will assemble in the Market Place, Waterloo, and chant the morning’s Jubilee Ode as follows

Awake the morn, the day rejoice,
Proclaim your hearts with loyal voice.
Let Blyth and Cowpen bend the knee,
And chant the Royal Jubilee.

Arise, arise, ye men of Blyth
Who twist your face to pay the tithe,
Come forth and join the jolly spree,
The Church and Monarch’s Jubilee.

Let Cowpen Quay and Waterloo
Both guzzle beer until they spue,
The Beaks exact no drunkard’s fee,
In honour of the Jubilee.

Let Tory Squire and spouting Rad,
Agree to join the loyal squad,
Let all combine their feelings free,
Today we’ll feast on Jubilee.

At 12 o’clock, Noon.

The main thoroughfare will be cleared of all traffic, and the most important streets will be barricaded with ‘Raftyard timber’ only programme vendors being allowed to move freely about.

At 12·30 o’clock, Noon.

The Blyth Bellman, Sam Stanley, (in Jubilee uniform) will announce the following Proclamation in stentorian tones:—Oh yiz! oh yiz! oh yiz! Awl ye foak thit hev nowt te de thi day are hereby commanded te gie yorsels halliday an’ tyek yor place i’ thi Procession, in honour o’ thi Queen, by order o’ thi Mayor an Corporation. God shave thi Queen an’ Hor Royal Blockheeds, an’ thi Deevil tyek us awl. Nemen! Nemen!