Following the photos of the Rainham Co-op store being demolished Sandra Perkins has been in touch and said "My Mothers parents, my Grandparents, Royston & Ethel Black were Old Time Dance teachers at the Co-op. Upstairs in the hall was one of many places they taught, they lived in Rainham most of their married lives until their deaths"
The Co-operative store had an upstairs/upper hall that was used by various groups for meetings and social events like dances.
These photos show Royston & Ethel Black dancing at the Co-operative hall, their 25th Wedding dance at the Co-op Hall in Rainham and copy of an article about them.
