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[HOLIDAY SCENES AND NEW PUPPY]
Date: 1985-9 Film Number: 10036
 
We see the Elliott family playing on the beach and having fun in the sea. We then see scenes from home of their new puppy playing in the garden.
 
 
 
[TAKING PUPPY FOR A WALK AND SPANISH DANCERS]
Date: 1985-9 Film Number: 10037
 
The Elliott family take their new puppy for a walk. We then see scenes from Spain of a street procession of Spanish dancers.
 
 
 
[ELLIOTT FAMILY BEACH SCENES]
Date: 1985-9 Film Number: 10038
 
Holiday scenes from the Elliott family. We see them at a harbour, and having fun on the beach.
 
 
 
[EDWINA HEATHCOTE'S WEDDING]
Date: 1985-9 Film Number: 11175
 
Scenes from Edwina Heathcote's wedding. The film opens with scenes shot in J Heathcotes Butchers in Bollington, we see various people in the shop and then at home. We then see people arranging the flowers in the church. Guests arrive, and then the bridal party. The bride and groom sign the register, and then we see them outside the church. The wedding party pose for photos and confetti is thrown. There are scenes from the reception which is held in a pub. The cake is cut, and people sit and stand around drinking both inside and outside the pub.
 
 
 
[THE WEDDING OF CHERYL AND JOHN]
Date: 1985-9 Film Number: 11182
 
Scenes from Cheryl and John's wedding. The bride to be is seen in the garden wearing a funny outfit and L Plates, the other people in the garden laugh and talk and mess about. We then see people arriving at the church. There follow scenes inside the church, after the ceremony people stand around outside the church and talk. The wedding party pose for photos, and confetti is thrown. We then see scenes from the reception, speeches are made and the cake is cut.
 
 
 
[MEDIAEVAL FAYRE]
Date: 1985-94 Film Number: 3673
 
Footage of a 'mediaeval fayre' held in Cheshire - there are morris dancers and stallholders in historical costume.
 
 
 
[FAMILY, COMMUNITY & HOLIDAY SCENES]
Date: 1985-91 Film Number: 10097
 
Nicola and a little boy in the living room with Nicola dancing and elderly relatives singing Christmas songs. Three cooling towers shot from various angles then Nicola and boy petting donkeys followed by the demolition of the towers. On the swings in Heaton Park then carnival scenes with majorettes. Lady Diana attends the Princess Park Project on a rainy day followed by the Shaw grandchildren doing the hokey cokey and Nicola singing. A trip to Haworth is followed by holiday scenes from the Isle of Man and Brighton. A girls party with pass the parcel is followed by a group of Brownies, Scouts and Guides marching through the streets of Urmston. The film ends with girls on swings in the garden.
 
 
 
BAWMING THE THORN, APPLETON [1986]
Date: 1986 Film Number: 2916
 
Footage of the Bawming (hawthorn tree decoration) ceremony in Appleton, Cheshire. There are shots of Appleton village, children putting flowers at the base of a tree, a procession of schoolchildren with morris men and Cadishead band, children dancing, a fancy dress competition, a pony ride, a police dog display and the film ends with shots of All Saints church in Davebury.
 
 
 
MANCHESTER MORRIS JUBILEE 1986
Date: 1986 Film Number: 2922
 
Morris dancers performing on a rainy day in St Ann's Square, Manchester.
 
 
 
EASTER BONNETS 1986
Date: 1986 Film Number: 2951
 
Children in Easter bonnets take part in a "beauty contest" style competition in Middleton Arndale Centre. They walk along the catwalk and are interviewed by the compere.
 
 
 
[COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING 1986]
Date: 1986 Film Number: 2955
 
Footage from an open-air display of Scottish dancing and music.
 
 
 
A VISIT TO SCOTLAND
Date: 1986 Film Number: 2956
 
Travelogue footage of Western Scotland, with footage of the Cowal Highland Gathering.
 
 
 
MALTESE SCENES AND SHAW AND CROMPTON RUSHBEARING
Date: 1986 Film Number: 3017
 
Footage of costumed people in Malta, followed by scenes of women dressed in dance costume waiting by a rushbearing cart at the Shaw and Crompton rushbearing festival in 1994.
 
 
 
THE ROSE OF SHARON
Date: 1986 Film Number: 3103
 
A film about the contemporary work and activities of Sharon Full Gospel Church. As well as footage of services, the church's youth club, baptisms and a wedding, the film also includes interviews with Keith Bassham, the current pastor, Bill Barratt, the founder preacher who reminisces about the church's past, the church choir master and a couple about to be married. There are also stories from worshippers who describe how they joined the church during times of personal adversity.
 
 
 
NORTHWEST RENAISSANCE
Date: 1986 Film Number: 3432
 
Shots of G-Mex, the town hall and various statues in Albert Square. There are views of the Great Northern Railway Warehouse nearby, Deansgate train station and the footbridge over Whitworth street, the Midland hotel and various sights in Castlefield. There is footage from the 1986 Castlefield festival.
 
 
 
[MAKING A CUP OF TEA]
Date: 1986 Film Number: 4394
 
A young man goes through the processes of making a cup of tea - he boils the kettle, fills the teapot, gets the milk and pours the tea before leaving the kitchen.
 
 
 
[RE-OPENING OF QUEEN STREET MILL BY PRINCE CHARLES 1986]
Date: 1986 Film Number: 5155
 
The Prince of Wales (Prince Charles) re-opens the Queen Street Mill in Burnley as a museum on 23rd April 1986 and meets local film-maker Sam Hanna. After a shot of Mr Hanna's official invitation to attend, the mayor, mayoress, and other invited guests are seen inside the mill in advance of the Prince's visit. The Prince is guided round the inside of the mill, meeting builders and talking to Sam Hanna and his wife. Cameramen take photographs as the Prince unveils a plaque and signs a commemorative book before leaving. The film ends with shots of Mr Hanna being presented with an Honorary Fellowship certificate from the Royal Photographic Society. For more information about this film-maker, and to view other films made by him, please visit the Sam Hanna section of the North West Film Archive website by pasting the following link into your browser- http://www.nwfa.mmu.ac.uk/sam_hanna_collection.html
 
 
 
THE SHRIMPERS OF SOUTHPORT
Date: 1986 Film Number: 5421
 
After shots of the town centre and Churchtown, a look at the local shrimping industry. Local historian and shrimper Charles Abram discusses how methods have changed and demonstrates hand-netting with his son Philip. We see tractors used by Billy Wignall, shrimping rigs used by Gerald Rimmer, and also shrimping using horse and cart, which was a method used after boats and before tractors. Abrams demonstrates riddling, washing and boiling and Christine and Silvia demonstrate picking, The film is interspersed with black and white photos and old newspaper cuttings. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] This film, along with thousands of others from across the country, can also be viewed online as part of BFI: Britain on Film - player.bfi.org.uk/britain-on-film/
 
 
 
LIVERPOOL
Date: 1986 Film Number: 5783
 
The film begins its journey around Liverpool with general views of buildings such as the Liverpool Freeport, the Liverpool Daily Post and Echo and an array of local pubs and cafes. There are shots showing Hope Street, the Philharmonic Hall and Cathedrals before moving onto locations around St. Georges Hotel. External views of Anfield, Goodison Park and Aintree, and scenes of derelict housing and flats before moving back to the city centre, documenting the regeneration of the Albert Dock. The voiceover reminisces about life in the city, past and present.
 
 
 
[HOLIDAY AND PICNIC SCENES]
Date: 1986 Film Number: 5868
 
Holiday scenes with Paul Berry and friends. Footage taken from the cable car in Llandudno, out on a picnic in the countryside, and boating with friends. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
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