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| Printing process | Real photo |
Alexandra Rose Day was a fundraising event launched by Queen Alexandra, where artificial roses were sold to raise funds for nursing and hospitals. Less well known today, the charity still operates but primarily focuses on food poverty and access to fresh food.
A large bevy of daintily-dressed young ladies were to be seen at an early hour selling roses in the streets and calling at houses. In the Market Place were a cina and glass stall, home-made sweet stall, flower stall, and clothes staff. A Children's fancy dress procession around the town was made both in the afternooon and evening and the crowning of the "Rose Queen" (Miss Nancy Simpson) was rettily performed by the children at the Town Hall Steps [...]After expenses of £46s 17s 3d, the following donations were made:
To the North Berks Nursing Assocation £87 15s; Abingdon Cottage Hospital £30; Radcliff Infirmary, Oxford, £10; Oxford Eye Hospital £5; and British Red Cross Society £42 15sAccounting for inflation this would be about £16,000 in 2026.
