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| THE PRIME MINISTER, THE RIGHT HONOURABLE WINSTON S. CHURCHILL VISITS FULWOOD AND PRESTON, 27TH JUNE 1945 | |||
| Date: 1945 Film Number: 6143 | |||
| Visit by Winston Churchill to Preston on 27 June 1945. Crowds line the streets to greet him, and he visits the Conservative Working Men's Club before addressing the crowds outside of the Harris Free Library in Preston. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| HMS ARK ROYAL LIVES AGAIN; TECHNICAL COLLEGE STONE LAID BY HER MAJESTY | |||
| Date: 1950 Film Number: 6463 | |||
| Newsreel footage of Queen Elizabeth performing two official functions in Birkenhead on 3 May 1950. She is seen at Cammel Laird shipyard launching the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal - the fourth ship with that name. Next, she is seen at the foundation stone laying ceremony for the new Technical College on Borough Road. | |||
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| [LANGDALE HOLIDAY 1956/7] | |||
| Date: *1956/7 Film Number: 4372 | |||
| Sykes family holiday in the Chapel Stile area of the Lake District. The family are seen walking in the Langdale Valley, and visiting the Ravenglass and Eskdale Miniature Railway - the smallest public railway in the world. There are brief views of a cottage being built, and the Sykes are seen walking by Stickle Tarn. The film ends with the four Sykes children in the park in Lytham St Anne's, apparently on their way to Harvest Festival. | |||
| HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE 1958 | |||
| Date: 1958/61 Film Number: 10505 | |||
| A compilation film that begins with scenes from Pleasureland funfair in Southport then flower and vegetable displays in a marquee at Southport Flower Show. After show jumping scenes and Blackpool illuminations we see a young boy in school blazer and cap then the boy playing on a home-made go-kart. A comic interlude with a boy playing a violin as household objects move as if by magic [string]. Boys sledging in a park followed by views from a car as we travel through Burnley to the East Ridings of Yorkshire and visit Fountains abbey. A cricket match at Turf Moor? is followed by a visit to Longleat then drinking sherry to celebrate the new year of 1961. After scenes in Skipton in 1958 we see a carnival parade which includes floats, one of which has the Denby Dale Pie on it, the worlds largest pie! | |||
| THE LAST RED ROSE | |||
| Date: 1959-63 Film Number: 10926 | |||
| An amateur film produced by Altrincham Grammar School. The film tells the story of two RAF pilots sent on a special mission during World War 2. The film ends with a brief shot of the actors walking past the 145 Squadron Altrincham memorial that was on display in the school. | |||
| CHANGED LIVES [1] | |||
| Date: 1965 Film Number: 3070 | |||
| Film detailing the creation of the Sharon Full Gospel Church. After a description of the perceived difficulties of a life without Jesus, the film gives an account of how two founder members miraculously discovered religion and began preaching from their back garden in Manchester after World War II, rejecting their previously un-Christian ways (gambling, among other things). There are then sequences of processions, the construction of a new church building paid for by the flock, and some scenes from its religious activities. | |||
| THE FIRST ACROSS. ALCOCK AND BROWN | |||
| Date: 1969 Film Number: 2647 | |||
| Film about aviation pioneers Alcock and Brown, who were the first men to fly uninterrupted across the Atlantic. Traces their early careers and interest in aviation. Both lived in Manchester whilst young. Their homes in Old Trafford, Chorlton and Fallowfield are featured, as is Manchester Central High School and Manchester Technical Institute. St Annes, where Alcock went to school is also featured. The film features Archive footage of early aviation, World War 1 and Alcock and Brown in a variety of locations. There is a reconstruction of the first uninterrupted Atlantic crossing from Newfoundland to Clifden in Ireland which took place between 14 -17 June 1919. One of the men who first reached the 'plane on landing is interviewed as is Alcock's brother Eddie. The Science Museum in London - which houses the plane - is seen as is the Savoy Hotel in London, where a celebration lunch was held. The film also deals with Alcock and Browns lives following their Atlantic crossing. Commentary is provided by newscaster Richard Baker. | |||
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| THE STRUGGLE OF BLACK WORKERS, THOMAS BANGBALA [PART ONE] | |||
| Date: 1982 Film Number: 7454 | |||
| Don Henry and Mohsin Zulfiqar interview Mr Tommy (Thomas) Bangbala at his home in Salford. Tommy Bangbala arrived in Liverpool from Ghana on a steamship as a steward boy in 1924, aged 17. Aspiring to get a good education and become an electrical engineer, Mr Bangbala recounts the hardships getting work as a black man, the discrimination he faced in the unions, on ships, in housing, The difficulties setting up family life when he was unable to get a house to live in. He talks about living in Liverpool and Manchester, the communities that black people lived in, the General Strike in 1926, his enlistment in WWII and subsequent exemption due to the essential work he did. Looks at how he finally managed to gain admission to the union as an electrical engineer and his work in Trafford Park, Openshaw and Altrincham. He talks about the Pan African Congress in Manchester in 1945 and how he used his membership in union & representation on the Trades Council to push the cause of black people within the union movement. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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| THE STRUGGLE OF BLACK WORKERS, THOMAS BANGBALA [PART TWO] | |||
| Date: 1982 Film Number: 7455 | |||
| The second part of an interview with Tommy (Thomas) Bangbala - post war period. He talks about the race riots after the war and how that impacted on life in Manchester. The incidents of racism he was subjected to and the hardships his white wife had when it was known she was married to a black man. Also the impact on the children. His growing involvement in the Labour Party, Manchester City Council and Trade Union movement and how he represented the interests and cause of black people on these bodies. His industrial accident when he lost his hand and the litigation arising as a consequence of that. He compares his experience in the 1930s with what is happening in the 1980s, also a period of recession and severe cuts and unrest, with riots in the previous year. He is asked about Len Johnson the boxer and Communist Party member. He talks about Communism and the action taken by his Union to ban Communists from taking office. Interview followed by 10 minutes of photo material, family photos and other relevant documents. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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| THE STRUGGLE OF BLACK WORKERS, MR MUNIRO FARO [PART ONE] | |||
| Date: 1982 Film Number: 7466 | |||
| Filmed in his home in Gorton, Manchester, Muniro Faro recounts his life in England where he arrived in July 1942 in Hull from Nigeria. He arrived as an experienced engineer/ fitter. From Hull, he moved to Manchester and has remained here since. Very disillusioned with the poverty he saw on arrival, totally contrary to what he'd grown up believing about England. Initially employed as labourer at Trafford Park as emergency worker during WWII. He was able to join the union because of credentials and then made his way in various skilled jobs at different companies. A delegate at THE Pan-African Congress in 1945, he talks about context for the Conference, black people's reaction to it, the individuals who were there - Jomo Kenyatta, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, George Padmore, T R Makonnen - and his impressions of them. Recounts a story about Kenyatta and the police at Platt Fields because of Kenyatta's reputation as such a rousing and fiery speaker. Also talks about the relationship between Trade Unions and Pan-African Conference, Black Consciousness in USA. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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| THE STRUGGLE OF BLACK WORKERS, MR MUNIRO FARO [PART TWO] | |||
| Date: 1982 Film Number: 7467 | |||
| The second part of an interview with Muniro Faro filmed in his home in Gorton, Manchester. Muniro Faro recounts his life in England where he arrived in July 1942 in Hull from Nigeria. At the end of the interview Mr Muniro Faro gives a commentary about a series of photo stills, including family photos and some from the 1945 Pan-African Conference with photos of Jomo Kenyatta, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, George Padmore, WEB Du Bois and T R Makonnen. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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| [A CASE FOR LIVERPOOL - RUSHES 15] | |||
| Date: 1983 Film Number: 8837 | |||
| Unedited camera rushes with clapperboards for 'A Case for Liverpool' begins with the ship 'Hamanasu' being unloaded with dockers unhooking the crane and forklift trucks moving the pallets. Onboard the 'Hamanasu' lifting pallets from the hold onto the dockside. Inside a warehouse forklift trucks lift and move pallets of tomatoes then scenes shot onboard a forklift as it moves between the dockside and warehouse. A supervising docker checks his paperwork as more pallets are craned from the ship. The film ends with pallets being lifted from the hold of the ship and onto the dockside. | |||
| STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM, THE LIFE AND WORK OF LEN JOHNSON - WFA 1 | |||
| Date: 1987 Film Number: 7686 | |||
| A performance of the musical drama, Struggle for Freedom, at WFA Media and Cultural Centre in Manchester, based on the life and work of the black Mancunian boxer Len Johnson who was regarded as one of the greatest middleweight boxers of his generation in the years between the world wars. He remained untitled because of the racist colour bar. He married an Irish woman and the play raises important issues about class, race and gender equality and imperialism. The performance by young people from Burnage, Ducie Central and St Vincent de Paul schools was part of a Manchester Schools Project, it was produced by Frontline Culture and Education and directed by Dan Baron Cohen. In the first part of this performance (side stage view) Dan Baron Cohen introduces the play to the large audience and acknowledges the contributions of Sid Booth, who was involved in the original production which toured Ireland, and Wilf Charles whose life helped shape the play. He also thanks African Dawn, the African cultural group from London. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM, THE LIFE AND WORK OF LEN JOHNSON - ROCHDALE 1 | |||
| Date: 1987 Film Number: 7692 | |||
| A performance of the musical drama, Struggle for Freedom, at a Rochdale venue, based on the life and work of the black Mancunian boxer Len Johnson who was regarded as one of the greatest middleweight boxers of his generation in the years between the world wars. He remained untitled because of the racist colour bar. He married an Irish woman and the play raises important issues about class, race and gender equality and imperialism. This is the first part of the performance (side stage view) by young people from Rochdale schools and was produced by Frontline Culture and Education and directed by Dan Baron Cohen. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| MINERS' GALA, MANCHESTER [AFTERNOON RALLY - TONY BENN AND ARTHUR SCARGILL] | |||
| Date: 1989 Film Number: 7484 | |||
| Event at the 5th Anniversary Gala of the 1984/5 Miners' Strike at Manchester Town Hall on 4th March 1989. Side of stage footage of the afternoon rally in the Main Hall to a maximum capacity audience with a panel of speakers chaired by Sylvie Pye from National Women Against Pit Closures. The second part of Tony Benn's speech - the only one way forward - to campaign in the community for social justice - like the miners did. Standing ovation. Followed by Arthur Scargill who talks about how the demands of the strike were moderate ones - the right to work, to education, to live. He makes tributes to whole range of people and concludes with demand for a world free of war and to establish the socialist dream of labour pioneers. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| MINERS' GALA, MANCHESTER [AFTERNOON RALLY AND EVENING ENTERTAINMENT] | |||
| Date: 1989 Film Number: 7485 | |||
| Event at the 5th Anniversary Gala of the 1984/5 Miners' Strike at Manchester Town Hall on 4th March 1989. Centre of stage footage of the afternoon rally in the Main Hall to a maximum capacity audience with a panel of speakers chaired by Sylvie Pye from National Women Against Pit Closures. The second part of Tony Benn's speech - the only one way forward - to campaign in the community for social justice - like the miners did. Standing ovation. Followed by Arthur Scargill who talks about how the demands of the strike were moderate ones - the right to work, to education, to live. He makes tributes to whole range of people and concludes with demand for a world free of war and to establish the socialist dream of labour pioneers. Footage also covers the beginning of the evening entertainment including performances by a comedian, the band 'Bunch of Thieves' and Banner Theatre Group. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [PAUL CRONE D-DAY INTERVIEWS - BOB STOODLEY] | |||
| Date: 2019 Film Number: 9282 | |||
| Paul Crone interviews World War II veterans to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Bob Stoodley, aged 95 from High Peak near Stockport, recounts his role as part of the 22nd Independent Pathfinders on June 6th, 1944. They parachuted into Normandy a full hour ahead of the main airborne assault and six hours before the amphibious troops landed on the beaches. Their mission was to seize the drop zones and set up radio beacons and signal lanterns to bring Allied aircraft onto the target areas. Stoodley was one of the first 10 men to land in occupied France on D-Day. His mission was hugely successful and his special echo beacon brought in a third of the parachute landings, around 2,000 men. He was captured after being injured and remained a POW until VE Day, May 8th, 1945. | |||
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| [PAUL CRONE D-DAY INTERVIEWS - GEORGE SIMMS] | |||
| Date: 2019 Film Number: 9284 | |||
| Paul Crone interviews World War II veterans to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day. George Simms, aged 95 from Ardwick, Manchester, was a Royal Marine with 41 Commando and landed on Sword Beach in a landing craft on D-Day, June 6th, 1944. He was eventually wounded in the shoulder and lay on the beach all night before being taken back to England the next day. | |||
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| [PAUL CRONE D-DAY INTERVIEWS - HECTOR DUFF] | |||
| Date: 2019 Film Number: 9285 | |||
| Paul Crone interviews World War II veterans to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Hector Duff, aged 99 from the parish of Onchan on the Isle of Man, served with the Royal Tank Regiment of the 5th Infantry Division which landed on Gold Beach, Normandy on June 6th 1944. Hector was just 19 when he was called up, and had already fought in North Africa where he won the Military Medal. On D-Day the Americans were to his right landing on Omaha Beach and to his left were the Canadians landing on Juno Beach. Here he recounts his experiences and looks through old photos. | |||
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| [PAUL CRONE D-DAY INTERVIEWS - JACK CUNNANE] | |||
| Date: 2019 Film Number: 9286 | |||
| Paul Crone interviews World War II veterans to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Jack Cunnane, aged 95 from Bury, landed with REME (Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) on Sword Beach on D-Day, June 6th, 1944. His vital role with the recovery trucks was to keep tanks, jeeps and moving military equipment in working condition once they had landed on the beach. Many wouldn’t start because of sea water in the engines. He spent all day under constant fire repairing vehicles, eventually being hit by shrapnel and then told he wouldn’t walk again. Jack’s war continued until VE Day, May 8th, 1945 in Northern Germany. | |||
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