When was this wartime picture of schoolchildren taken?

Next Friday, May 8^th, as the country does its best amidst the lockdown to celebrate the 75^th anniversary of VE Day, which marked the end of the Second World War in Europe, the Town Council will be marking the occasion in style by staging its own Llangollen Stay at Home Party/Parti Aros Gartref Dydd BE Llangollen.

This is a specially made half-hour film to be streamed live on Facebook with which people can join in without leaving their homes.

The group in charge of the party recently put out a call for pictures of the wartime period and as a result received some great historical gems, including this one from the collection at Llangollen Museum.

It shows a large group of schoolchildren celebrating some event during the Second World War. It’s not thought to be VE Day as there’s a Christmas tree in the background.

However, the museum has supplied an incomplete list of names, which is:

First Row (L-R) , Norman Cook, , , Gwyn, , , Francis; Second Row , , , , , , , , , Desmon, , Bronwin, Eira, , , ; Fourth Row the boy with a white hat is George Evans, next to Nora Edwards on his right side, behind her on the right side again, Flo; third row (R-L) Lena, , Nora, , , , , , Michael Davies. Dathliad mewn ysgol, ar ddiwedd y Rhyfel o bosib, Rhes gyntaf (Chwith i'r Dde). Norman Cook, , , Gwyn, , , Francis; Second Row , , , , , , , , , Desmon, , Bronwin, Eira, , , ; Fourth Row the boy with a white hat is George Evans, next to Nora Edwards on his right side, behind her on the right side again, Flo; third row (R-L) Lena, , Nora, , , , , , Michael Davies.

If you know the reason for the picture or can fill in some of the missing names, please contact llanblogger@gmail.com

Llangollen Town Council’s Stay at Home VE Day Party/Parti Aros Gartref Dydd BE Llangollen, is to be streamed live on the Llangollen & District Noticeboard Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/220715008050894/ at 3pm on Friday, May 8^th, and also a little later on the new Stay at Home VE Day Party/Parti Aros Gartref Dydd BE Llangollen page https://www.facebook.com/Parti-Aros-Gartref-Dydd-B-E-Llangollen-V-E-Day-Stay-at-Home-Party-103158784706199/?epa=SEARCH_BOX