The 1960s were an exciting time to be in the UK and this week we’ve been looking back at our archives for 1966.

That was the year that England won the World Cup beating Germany 4-2 at Wembley with Geoff Hurst scoring a hat-trick and Martin Peters a fourth. Earlier in the year the trophy had been stolen and was subsequently found by Pickles, a mongrel dog.

The first British safari park was opened at Longleat House by the Marquis of Bath with lions roaming in the grounds of the stately home.

Nearer home the first Polaris submarine HMS Resolution

was launched at Barrow in Furness.

The Rolling Stones reached No. 1 with Paint it Black and the Beatles made it with Yellow Submarine and Eleanor Rigby. The Beatles played their last conventional gig in Britain at the Empire Pool, Wembley alongside the Rolling Stones and The Who.

William Hartnell made his last regular appearance as the first Dr Who as colour TV inched ever closer on the BBC.

Barclays Bank introduced the first credit card in Britain.

The Labour party led by Harold Wilson won the General Election in March.

Meanwhile back in Carlisle members of the ABC Minors cinema club took to the streets with a model Dalek.

A new petrol station was opening on Caldewgate with petrol selling for five shillings, threepence ha’penny per gallon (roughly 26 pence).

The Carlisle Co-operative Society took over the Upperby Co-op with an experiment in having no dividends but slashing prices.

A new office for the Ministry of Social Security was opened in Castle Street, Carlisle and some of the staff gave up their Saturday to move help moves files into their new office.

In Netherhall Park, Maryport Scouts were busy preparing for their Camping Through The Age weekend and a huge barbecue in aid of Cancer Research was held in a hanger on Kirkbride Airfield.

Do you recognise anyone or have our photos triggered your memories of the sixties?

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