Article about the Coronation in 1953, and the 1953 Appleby Frodingham mug, from the Scunthorpe Telegraph. 1953 Appleby Frodingham mug.
Appleby Frodingham Gala. Photos from 1967.
First day cover from 1977. 
From the Scunthorpe Telegraph – 2009 Corus Gala.
From the Scunthorpe Telegraph – 2010 gala mug design.
From the Scunthorpe Telegraph – 2011 gala mug design.
From the Scunthorpe Telegraph – 2011 Tata gala.
The end of the gala. Tata’s 2011 announcement.
General information……
Read about Scunthorpe’s Industrial History.
Clip from BBC’s Panorama programme, July 1960 on Scunthorpe and steelmaking. Panorama
The Flixborough Disaster, 10 miles from Scunthorpe, occurred on 1st June 1974, the day of the Appleby Frodingham Gala.
The British Steel ‘Total Quality Performance’ programme, from the 1990’s. Total Quality Performance
Scunthorpe Gala Mugs 