After a five year lull for the war, Rhyl resumes its May Day celebration and does the occasion proud.

There's been nothing like it in Rhyl since 1915! People lean out of windows as the parade rolls prom-wards down Queen Street, the May Queen's house festooned with union jacks. Queen Daisy herself is resplendent in her carriage, and ex-Queen Chrissie is feted, too. For those not on wheels, the prom and Pavilion Gardens are a perfect stage – fancy regalia not compulsory, but top hats de rigeur.

Rhyl's May Day festival was an annual event established in 1891 to celebrate the start of the holiday season. Derek Shannon had taken over Market Street cinema from Arthur Cheetham in May 1919, and with the Shannon Film Co. produced local topicals covering events such as the Flying Week, Lifeboat Day and the May Day event. The latter had not been held since 1915 due to the war, so that year's May Queen, Chrissie Davies of Princes Street, appears here with the new Queen – Daisy Jones of Water Street. Awards abounded, including for best equipped fire brigade and all manner of traders' vehicles.