2. THE PROJECT
1. Introducing the Sixties
2. Interviewing parishioners/family
3. Curating the ‘Then and Now’ exhibition
3.
4. THESE WERE THE SIXTIES!!!!!
The 1960s - for some, it marked the end for 'Victorian
values' and the beginning of the permissive society.
It was a time of freedom, a
decade of social unrest,
innocence lost,
scandal, war, sex,
drugs and rock and roll...
5.
6. MUSIC
The Beatles began their career.
They leapt to fame in 1963 with
Please, Please Me and went to
be a huge hit
The Beatles moved through the
late 1960s as favourites of the
'flower power' generation -
many young people enjoyed
'hippie' music ending the in the
summer of love in 1967 and
the woodstock Festival in 1969
where Jimi Hendrix played.
Other teenagers liked to be
known as ‘Mods’ and liked ska
music and The Who
7. FASHION
Like pop music, fashion went through a revolution
in the 60s, but for most women little changed in the
early years of the decade. The styles of the late
fifties, the Chanel suit and the full skirt were still
popular.
By the middle of the 60s, the mini was in and short
hair, in the geometric style of Vidal Sassoon, was
the in look.
By the end of the sixties, the look was long, flowing
hair, hippy beads and kaftans.
8. SPORT
A season ticket to see Manchester United cost
£8.50
England won the World Cup!
9. SCIENCE
For the first time, virtually
all houses had electricity.
1969 = The Anglo-French
airliner Concorde makes
its first supersonic test
flight
1961 - First human space
flight to orbit the Earth:
Yuri Gagarin, Vostok 1.
1969 First humans to
walk on the Moon:
Apollo 11.
10. SOCIETY
Population of Britain was about 53
million (now 62.4 million)
The contraceptive pill became available and
abortion was legalised in 1967 in the UK
The average house price was £2,530
Loaf of bread 5p
Most houses now had a refrigerator and a cooker.
About 30-50% of people had a telephone at home
11. SOCIETY
CoCo Pops were launched in
1961.
Most homes had televisions
by the end of the decade.
Coronation Street first aired in
1960
BBC 2 went on air in 1964
and was the first channel to
have colour in 1967.
Dr Who first appeared on
television during the 60s.
12. CATHOLIC CHURCH
The Second Vatican Council was a large meeting of the
Pope and bishops from all over the world. It marked a
fundamental shift towards the modern Church.
Before the Council:
The whole of Mass was in Latin
Priest said Mass in front of the altar with his back to the
rest of the church
With the priest having his
No readers or helpers for Communion from back to us and speaking in
a foreign tongue, I did not
the congregation feel a part of the liturgy at
all. It seemed as if the mass
Male only altar servers was the priest’s prayer and
not ours.
Then everything changed in 1969 to the Mass we know
today
I love the traditional Latin Mass. This is what I grew up with and to
me it is much more reverent and solemn.
13. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
What is your impression of the Sixties?
Do you think they are better or worse than the
present day?
Do you think the old Mass was better than the one
we celebrate now?
Do you think older people liked the change in the
mass?
How do you think the church reacted to the
changes in society – the music, the fashion, the
advancement in science (e.g. the Pill), the
legalisation of abortion
14. GROUP WORK
Before we can curate our exhibition we need to collect
the memories and photographs of our family and
parishioners. Do they remember the sixties?
Ask them to come along to be interviewed on
Monday 30th January 7pm
Group 1 Group 2
Write an announcement Write a advert for the
to be read out at ever newsletter. Encourage
service next week. people to volunteer to
Nominate volunteers be interviewed. You
to read it out only have 80 words
