Television legend Bruce Forsyth made a brother and sister's day at Weymouth Carnival in 1959.
Linda Pickering and her brother won a prize for their fantastic fancy dress - decked out as Bill and Ben the Flowerpot Men.
They were given a large teddy and 10 shillings by Bruce Forsyth himself, as you can see in this photo!
Linda tell us: "Our parents made our costumes out of cardboard boxes, I was three and my brother was four, I don't actually remember the day as it was 61 years ago."
Back in those days Bruce would appear at Weymouth Pavilion during the summer season. He had Gary Miller as his support act on two occasions. Mr Miller died of a heart attack in 1968, aged just 44.
Bruce Forsyth, of course, had a long career in showbiz and was perhaps best known for hosting Strictly Come Dancing. He died in 2017.
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