PRESS RELEASE
HULTON'S BOYS & GIRLS EXHIBITION
National Hall, Olympia, London
28th August - 8th September 1956
9am to 9pm
An exhibition of a kind never before seen in Britain is to be staged in
London, specially for children. Supported by many of the country's major public
and private industries, it takes place at Olympia and will provide an exciting
end of school holidays treat.
The decor of the Exhibition is the world of the new century and will
show the fantastic progress of science and the conquest of space as the
background to everyday life. The walls will carry a painted panorama of
interplanetary flight. Spaceships and helicopters of 44 years ahead will span
the roof of the National Hall, led by the United Nations flagship under the
command of Colonel Dan Dare, and four gleaming rockets will sweep down to
within 25 feet of the floor. Although the spaceships will be out of reach,
children will be able to handle the great majority of exhibits and find out how
they work.
There will be exciting mechanical games to try and opportunities to test their skill against famous sportsmen. A power station of A.D. 2000 will be displayed by the Central Electricity Authority.
There will be exciting mechanical games to try and opportunities to test their skill against famous sportsmen. A power station of A.D. 2000 will be displayed by the Central Electricity Authority.
On the Royal Navy stand will be a 30-ton submarine, 50 feet long, which
has been specially sent up from Gosport, complete with its crew. The RAF stand
will have a Vampire jet fighter, where pilots of the future will be able to sit
at the controls with an officer beside them to introduce them to the first
stages of high speed flight.
As well as
these, there will be exhibits by the Central Electricity Authority, British
Railways, the Grenadier Guards, and even the governments of Australia and
Canada to attract young immigrants, and France and Italy to attract young
holidaymakers.
There will be a special display by the United Nations - believed to be
the first time the work of the organisation has been projected at an exhibition
for children.
Apart from entertainment value and the thrill of meeting leading personalities
from the worlds of film, sport and theatre, the Exhibition shows a serious
undertone, for British industry is making a determined effort to capture the
attention of schoolchildren - the scientists, technologists, technicians and
nurses of tomorrow...
Sponsors are Hulton Press Ltd, publishers of the children's comics
'Eagle', 'Girl', 'Swift' and 'Robin'.
Adults will not be admitted.
At the Exhibition, these ten cards (7x4.5x0.2cms) were handed out from
the Careers Enquiry Desk on the Central Electricity Authority’s stand.
The CEA ran the electricity supply in England and Wales between 1954 and
1957.
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| Original Badge available at the Boys & Girls Exhibition c.1956 (2.5cms diameter) |
