South Yorkshire Times, January 26th, 1934
Gold Medal at Music Festival
Elizabeth Birchall, who won her first gold medal at the Music Festival on Saturday, is the daughter of Mr. William Birchall, a miner employed at Hickleton Main, and Mrs. Birchall of 185 Houghton Road.
This was her third festival. At Mexboro’ last year she gained a second-class certificate in the junior pianoforte class; and in November she won at first class certificate in the vocal solo class at Doncaster. She is a former pupil of the Hill School.
She has been studying the pianoforte for nearly two years, and singing for the last six months. She has taken part in a number of church concerts, and on Jan 29th is to play “Alice” in a production of “Dick Whittington,” in aid of St. Helen’s Church. She is a pupil of Miss K. Noble of Holme Farm, Thurnscoe.