Mark Winton becomes Grenoside’s first Patronage secretary, and the audience for “When we are Married” were encouraged to join. This gave priority booking, a free seat at both productions in the year, and a Christmas social event. Patronage is only mentioned in the programmes up to 2004, however, so it may have faltered

Birley Carr had a Patronage secretary as far back as 1952, and possibly even earlier