NO common theme for this weeks mixed bag of images all of which have been rescued from the folder marked ‘’1980s miscellaneous’.

No rain on this parade - Newton Abbot’s carnival procession winds its way into Courtenay Street in the July of 1981.
No rain on this parade - Newton Abbot’s carnival procession winds its way into Courtenay Street in the July of 1981. (MDA Archive)
Racing legend and triple Grand National winner Red Rum greets his fans on a visit to Newton Abbot in July 1982.
Racing legend and triple Grand National winner Red Rum greets his fans on a visit to Newton Abbot in July 1982. (MDA Archive)
Cllr Tony Sawyer and Revd Arthur Rose throwing the first ball at the start of the Teignmouth’s Christ Church fete in July 1982
Cllr Tony Sawyer and Revd Arthur Rose throwing the first ball at the start of the Teignmouth’s Christ Church fete in July 1982 (MDA Archive)