Description:The Merrybelles were a group of child acrobats featuring children from Blythe Bridge and Meir. They were formed in 1930 and ended in about 1943. They are pictured here during rehearsals at Blythe Bridge Methodist Chapel.
Back row includes Maisie Blackburn (later Bettany, 1st left), Jack Mulliner (2nd left), Marion Howe (later Hume, 4th left).
Front row: Carinne Bradbury (1st left), Hazel Blackburn (in centre, being lifted up by Marion Wilkinson of Meir).
Photograph donated by the Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook Local Historical Society, who retain copyright ownership.