Our Lady of the Assumption Church - Newspaper Article
Publication: Blackpool Gazette & Herald
Date: Saturday 27 May 1950
Title: To Crown Our Lady's Statue
Nine-year-old Joan Carpenter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Carpenter, of Edgeway-road, South Shore, will tomorrow crown a statue of Our Lady at a special evening service at the Roman Catholic church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Blowing Sands, Marton Moss.
The crown will be made up of tea roses, and Joan herself will wear a crown of roses and lily of the valley.
She will be accompanied by a cushion bearer and attendants.