Barnados/ photos of children in 70s 80s

[Belfast]

Does anyone else remember those little booklets with black-and-white photographs of children in the 70s/80s (UK)? I think they were put out by Barnadoes or children's homes so that parents could choose children. Does anyone have any more info on these?

[Solarjunkie]

I remember "Sunny Smiles" which were litttle booklets of pictures of cute kids. They were sold for a donation, bit like getting a sticker or badge.

[spudqueen]

I remember them, I used to get given them at Sunday School and would take the book into school to sell the photos. I'm not sure it was Dr Barnardos, it could have been another childrens charity.

[Belfast]

Thanks all, I am glad my memory was not QUITE right and the children weren't being chosen for adoption! It is the SUnny smiles books I remember.
I think it might have been National Chilrdens HOmes.

[Count_Emmup]

No - it was 'National Childrens' Homes' - you were very close, though.

[mrs_overall]

It wasn't just the 70's & 80's - I got books of Sunny Smiles from Sunday school to sell in the 1960's.

[dot.hawkes]

Oh my sister and I used to get those in the 1960s, don't remember them as late as the 70s and 80s tho

[B00]

Yep, we had 'em in the 80's, im off Googling for more info and hopefully pics....ahhhh the memories!

[Count_Emmup]

The appeal was organized by the Methodist Church; and started in the nineteen fifties.

[Count_Emmup]

I think they were put out by Barnadoes or children's homes so that parents could choose children.

No - it was for you to buy an appealling picture for a donation.

See first posting.

[Belfast]

Hi Emm-Up I did "see first posting"! Thanks as well. Belfast

[tiggerlet]

I never got a cute kid, I always got the kid whose face had been eaten away by leprosy and had a stump for an arm. You had to pay 5p, I used to think you owned the kid

[suzannewozere2]

NCH PRINTING WORKS
The printing works at Highfield Oval gave a good start for a few boys when they left the Home.
Highfield provided the NCH with most of its stationery and also produced many of the fund raising items that were sold to the public.
The colour work that was produced at Highfield was always of a high quality. Any boy who was colourblind would soon be found out.
In later years the Sunny Smiles books of childrens photographs were also printed at Highfield for fund rasing.