NOSTALGIA: Boston first’s glamorous granny crowned in 1970
Boston held its first glamorous granny competition 50 years ago.
The winner, chosen at the Toc H garden fete at Ingelow Manor, was Edna Moorcroft. Aged 54, she was grandmother to 15 children and mother of one son and three daughters. Mrs Moorcroft paraded with a ‘bevy’ of 27 grandmothers before a panel of six judges.
The competition was organised jointly by Toc H and The Standard. All the contestants received a prize and Mrs Moorcraft received a holiday in Skegness, champagne and flowers.