top of page

Joy Laurey’s personal “My Rainbow Scrap Book” — scrapbook of press cuttings and performance ephemera

Personal scrapbook in a commercial “My Rainbow Scrap Book” volume, compiled by Joy Laurey. Twenty supplied photographs now document 15 distinct surfaces: covers; a Sooty’s Magic Circle certificate; 1953 Grand Pavilion and Floral Hall material; press cuttings about Joy, Mr Turnip, Family Fun and Here’s Fun; a Flamborough school visit; television topics including Sooty and The Quatermass Experiment; a 7 August 1953 Mercury feature on Joy and Mr Turnip; a 12 August 1953 Scarborough Evening News Family Fun photograph; The Stage’s “Making Family Fun”; and professional performer/artist ephemera for Percy Bee, Charles Cole and Eric & Muriel Bloom. A dedicated JLA-0083 Article Index worksheet preserves searchable item-level information.

Joy Laurey’s personal “My Rainbow Scrap Book” — scrapbook of press cuttings and performance ephemera

Archive reference: JLA-0083

Item type: Scrapbooks

Maker / creator: Joy Laurey (compiler / owner

Date: c. 1953 onwards (supplied content currently includes 17 July–12 August 1953; further pages to be indexed)

People / characters: Joy Laurey / Joy Johnson; Honor Laurey / Honor Johnson / Peta Page; Michael Westmore; Mr Turnip; Sooty; Harry Corbett; Eric and Muriel Bloom; Johnnie; Percy Bee; Charles Cole; Eileen Archer; Mr W. Ralph; Mary Castle; Sam Laurey; and the performers/characters indexed in JLA-0083 Article Index

Credit line: The Joy Laurey Archive

You can get more out of your site elements by making them dynamic. To connect this element to content from your collection, select the element and click Connect to Data. Once connected, you can save time by updating your content straight from your collection—no need to open the Editor, or mess with your design. 

 

Add any type of content to your collection, such as rich text, images, videos and more, or upload a CSV file. You can also collect and store information from your site visitors using input elements like custom forms and fields. Collaborate on your content across teams by assigning permissions setting custom permissions for every collection.

 

Be sure to click Sync after making changes in a collection, so visitors can see your newest content on your live site. Preview your site to check that all your elements are displaying content from the right collection fields. Ready to publish? Simply click Publish in the top right of the Editor and your changes will appear live. 

A member of

©2026 by The Joy Laurey Archive. 

20240516_195039000_iOS_edited_edited.jpg
bottom of page