Sack races, egg and spoon races (with real eggs) balancing bean bags and the three legged race - those of a certain age will remember them all. These pictures cross several decades and remember sports days in Blackpool and other areas of the Fylde Coast.


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Multi Skills inclusion sports day at Millfield School Photo: Paul Heyes

9. Sports Day Memories
Children celebrate sports day at Burn Naze Primary School in 1947 Photo: submit

10. Sports Day Memories
Medlar with Wesham CE Primary school sports day. Year 6 waiting to race. Photo: National World

11. Sports Day Memories
Third year juniors give a physical exercise display on the monkey ladder at an open day at St Annes County School in 1954 Photo: library

12. Sports Day Memories
Shirley Dagger, age 11, in the high jump in Blackpool's inter schools sports day in 1946 Photo: submit


