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| [STREAM AND SNOW, MORRIS DANCERS] | |||
| Date: 1985-9 Film Number: 11164 | |||
| Scenes of snow at Spuley Bridge, and then we see Morris dancers performing outside the Crown Inn, Bollington. People stand outside the pub, drinking and enjoying the performance. | |||
| [TEGG'S NOSE AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1985-9 Film Number: 11165 | |||
| The film opens with scenes of Tegg's Nose Country Park, there are landscape views and we see an elderly man on a hillside and a rock climber in the distance. We then see children at home eating ice creams and there are close up shots of a robin in the garden. | |||
| [A CANAL, STEAM TRAIN, AND FAMILY MISCELLANY] | |||
| Date: 1985-9 Film Number: 11244 | |||
| Compilation of family domestic and leisure footage, including trips on the narrowboats ‘Jess’ and ‘Lady Jane’; several steam locomotives; visits to Lichfield Cathedral, Harlech Castle and Bodnant Gardens; canal boats in winter, and Christmas and birthday scenes. The reel ends with shots of a squirrel on the garden bird-feeder. | |||
| [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. | |||
| LITTLE HULTON - THE CARING COMMUNITY | |||
| Date: 1985-90 Film Number: 12908 | |||
| In Little Hulton in Salford, an area with issues of deprivation, community health worker Linda Baker outlines the facilities available for local people. There are also scenes at the Brierley House Community Centre, which provides educational and leisure courses and a creche. This title was digitised and preserved as part of the BFI Heritage 2022 programme. It is available to view for free via BFI Replay in UK Public Libraries - https://replay.bfi.org.uk/ | |||
| [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. Princess 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. | |||
| YOUR CAREER IN THE HOTEL AND CATERING INDUSTRY | |||
| Date: 1985-95 Film Number: 12890 | |||
| Young trainees in the hospitality industry practice their skills in the Portland Thistle hotel in Manchester, then talk about their work and hopes for the future. This title was digitised and preserved as part of the BFI Heritage 2022 programme. It is available to view for free via BFI Replay in UK Public Libraries - https://replay.bfi.org.uk/ | |||
| 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. | |||
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