All the pictures featured in this week’s Retro page were taken in 1972.
We’ve stepped back in time to the year when Edward Heath was Prime Minister, The Godfather was released - and Ripon Cathedral celebrate its 1,300th anniversary.
It was also the year Max Faircliffe retired - he had asked for a donkey as a gift, but when he arrived for the presentation he saw double. F. A. Riely-Smith, director, said at the time: “There was some money left over from Max’s pals’ contributions so we decided to add to it and give him another donkey as a companion for the first one.”
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It was also the year Max Faircliffe retired - he had asked for a donkey as a gift, but when he arrived for the presentation he saw double. F. A. Riely-Smith, director, said at the time: “There was some money left over from Max’s pals’ contributions so we decided to add to it and give him another donkey as a companion for the first one.”