The new Welfare Hall at Cherbourg c1950

23 April 1948 — The new Welfare Hall is opened.
The car parked in front belonged to Mr Short, a government worker in Cherbourg who organized the film screenings.
The old Hall is moved to the showgrounds. In 1956 it is renovated and used as an infants school and early childcare centre.

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