Retirement of Edward Blackburn, assistant director (Rehousing), Housing Department

Barry Ulyatt, an assistant in the Publicity Department and playwright

Pat O' Neill, newly appointed chief safety officer, Sheffield City Council

John Warhurst, nurseryman and long distance walker, Norton Nurseries, Sheffield City Council

John Boothroyd, Assistant Chief Personnel Officer, Sheffield City Council (right) presents a City of Sheffield tankard to Ross Stainton, managing director of British Railways Overseas Division

Staff from the Civic Information Service, Sheffield City Libraries showing their new style uniforms

Staff from the Publicity Department, Sheffield City Council who visited Sheffield's twin city of Donetsk, USSR [later Ukraine]

Roland Adamson, chief planning officer, Sheffield City Council at a conference for teachers entitled 'Civics in Schools' held Melbourne House, Melbourne Avene

Norwegians Kirsten Sorensen (right), an architect and Edwin Skappell (centre), a planner who were working in the Planning Department, Sheffield City Council being introduced to Mrs Gro Harlem Brundtland, Norway's environment minister

Bob Payne, an intermediate treatment officer and Jay Price, group worker Family and Community Services on the boat 'Ethel', Canal Basin