Recognise any familiar faces from Powys life in the 1970s?

Today we venture back to the 1970s to offer a handful of gems from our archive which cast some light on what was making the news in Powys during the decade.

As ever we encourage all readers to share their own pictures from the past by emailing gavin.grosvenor@newsquest.co.uk today and to join our Facebook group Powys in the Past.

Enid Jones from Llangynog received a certificate in recognition of her work selling poppies for the RBL in 1977. (Image: Gavin Grosvenor)

OTHER NEWS:

• Police force apologises to family of man who died in Powys train crash
• New £49m Powys 'super-school' given go-ahead by council
• Police name two men who died in motorcycle crash on A40 near Powys

Beryl Griffiths of Mellington was Miss Dairy Maid Of Montgomery in 1977. (Image: Gavin Grosvenor) Ardwyn Infant School pupils Geraint Jones and Lorna Morris and headteacher, Miss LM Griffiths (left), with the retiring Mrs FA Jones in 1978. (Image: Gavin Grosvenor)

Cefn Coch Hedging & Ditching contest competitors in 1970. (Image: Archive.) The long defunct Bettws Cedewain Football Club line up in the late 1970s. (Image: Gavin Grosvenor) Twins Paula and Daryl Haynes tuck in to their Easter eggs in 1970. (Image: Gavin Grosvenor) Regulars at the New Inn in Bettws Cedewain during the 1970s. (Image: Gavin Grosvenor)