It was 1965 – the year Sir Stanley Matthews played his final First Division game, at the record age of 50 years and five days; when the Beatles film Help! was premiered; and when the former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill died, aged 90.
But what was happening closer to home that year?
Every week we delve in our picture archives and this week came across this tuneful set of youngsters – the Inglewood School orchestra in Carlisle. Was that you on the recorder? Was that a friend of yours on the cello? If you recognise anyone you know and have a story to share, let us know at letters.carlisle@cnmedia.co.uk
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