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Record 10530 – 10549 of 11529
| [N.P.I.U - DEMOLITION SITE; MIKE HALLY INTERVIEW] | |||
| Date: 1988 Film Number: 8016 | |||
| Opens with shots of a demolition site in Salford. Mike Hally is interviewed about his work on the study of Civil Defence capabilities in the event of a nuclear attack on the Manchester region. There are also close up shots of a printer and Mike Hally working with maps of the region. | |||
| LOWER WITHINGTON ROSE QUEEN FESTIVAL 1988 | |||
| Date: 1988 Film Number: 11935 | |||
| On a rainy day a woman on horseback leads the parade followed by a marching band, people in fancy dress, a girls’ dance troupe and tractors pulling decorated floats. Rose Queens from the local area are followed by Morris dancers and the Lower Withington Rose Queens in vintage cars bring up the rear of the parade. At the showground the Rose Queen coronation ceremony begins watched by a group of former Rose Queens dating back to 1949. After the parade of the floats the fancy dress competition prizes are handed out by the Rose Queen. The film ends with children dancing around the Maypole, the dance troupe with pom-poms and a demonstration by the Morris dancers. | |||
| DECK ACCESS DISASTER - THE HULME CONFERENCE REPORT | |||
| Date: 1988 Film Number: 12845 | |||
| A record of the meeting to discuss the report of the Hulme Conference, with speakers including local residents and workers, councillors and MP Jeff Rooker. 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/ | |||
| CLAREMONT INFANT SCHOOL MUSIC WORKSHOP, JUNE 1988 | |||
| Date: 1988 Film Number: 12891 | |||
| Children from Claremont Infant School in Rusholme in Manchester enjoy singing, playing and dancing to a wide variety of songs and music. 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/ | |||
| 5 INTO 1 WON'T GO | |||
| Date: 1988 Film Number: 12892 | |||
| A campaign to prevent the closure of several of Liverpool's hospitals in the era of the Thatcher government. 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/ | |||
| HULME - COMMUNITY IS STRENGTH | |||
| Date: 1988/9 Film Number: 12847 | |||
| In this extract from a production by Hulme Video Group, local resident Maureen Moonsamy recalls how a trade union was able to improve the conditions in her workplace. 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/ | |||
| DEMOLITION OF CO-OP EMPORIUM 1988 | |||
| Date: 1988 Film Number: 1218 | |||
| Local views in and around Blackpool and Fleetwood. Includes the demolition of the old Co-op; scenes of Blackpool Indoor Bowls; Stanley Park Sports Centre; Pleasure Beach and Superdrome Circus; Keep Blackpool Tidy Week and Fleetwood Tram Sunday. | |||
| [CENTRAL MANCHESTER THE IDEAL BUSINESS LOCATION] | |||
| Date: 1989 Film Number: 2016 | |||
| Video promoting Manchester as a location for business and as 'the ideal international city'. Consists of stills depicting aspects of life in Manchester whilst a commentary extols the virtues of the city. Business locations and leaders are featured prominently as are proposed developments. Manchester's various leisure opportunities, many of its famous buildings and the airport are also seen. | |||
| [BIG LAMP AND PARISH COUNCIL FOOTAGE] | |||
| Date: 1989 Film Number: 2657 | |||
| The first part of the film shows the construction of the 'Big Lamp' on a roundabout in Shaw. First, the British Gas team take delivery of the lamp, and then assemble it on the roundabout using a mechanical digger to put the pieces in place. There is a short presentation by unnamed civic dignitaries. The "lighting up" ceremony, held on Rememberance Day 1989, follows. The third section of the film shows a re-enactment of the first local board meeting held in Shaw in 1864, using period costumes and procedures, followed by a regular Council meeting. | |||
| BRITANNIA COCONUT DANCERS IN BACUP 1989 | |||
| Date: 1989 Film Number: 2926 | |||
| The Britannia Coconut Dancers perform in and around Bacup - in the town centre, and in a new housing estate. They use garlands and are accompanied by musicians, perform outside pubs and participate in parades where they are joined by a brass band. 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/ | |||
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| LLANGOLLEN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC EISTEDDFOD 1989 | |||
| Date: 1989 Film Number: 2952 | |||
| Footage of the Llangollen Eisteddfod, with various performances of singing and dancing. | |||
| ST FRANCIS CHURCH, GORTON. SUNDAY NOVEMBER 26TH 1989. THE LEAVING OF THE FRIARS. | |||
| Date: 1989 Film Number: 4944 | |||
| Video documenting the final mass held at St Francis Church, Gorton. Exterior views of the church are followed by scenes of the congregation arriving for the service. The friars and priests arrive, and the entire service is covered, including hymn singing, readings, collection and holy communion. After the service, the congregation is seen leaving the church. | |||
| [HOLIDAY IN DEVON] | |||
| Date: 1989 Film Number: 5857 | |||
| Footage of Paul Berry and friends on holiday in Devon. Includes scenes at the Tetbury Art Society art exhibition; at the Dartmoor Butterfly Farm and Otter Sanctuary; on the South Devon Steam Railway; at Dinosaurland Fossil Museum in Lyme Regis; picnics with champagne, pork pies and elderflower wine; swimming on the beach; outside the Green Dragon pub; driving, and the car breaking down; skipping stones on a lake; brief scenes at Stokesay Castle in Shropshire, and some stop-motion animation of food and fruits. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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| [OUT AND ABOUT IN PITLOCHRY] | |||
| Date: 1989 Film Number: 5858 | |||
| Footage of Paul Berry and friends on holiday in Pitlochry. Includes footage of the town, rowing and speed boating on the loch, a picnic with boxes of wine and sandwiches, and sunbathing. Ends with a stop motion animation of a model dalek and other figure in a bathroom. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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| [SCOTLAND AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1989 Film Number: 5870 | |||
| Scenes from a trip to Scotland, with footage of the motorway journey, a model of the Loch Ness Monster, and scenes from a ferry on the loch. Also features an animator at Cosgrove Hall at work using models from the Wind in the Willows. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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| YOU KNOW ME | |||
| Date: 1989 Film Number: 6059 | |||
| Drama produced by Stockport Cine and Video Society, featuring members of the Woodford Players. Two women, Susan and Julie, agree to meet up, despite warnings on the radio of an escaped prisoner, known as 'The Strangler', being on the loose. On route, Julie's car runs out of fuel and she continues on foot, encountering a jogger and then a flasher on the way. After meeting her friend and going to the cinema, the two women return to the car with some petrol. On arrival back at home, Julie thinks she's safe, only be attacked by 'The Strangler' as she enters the house. | |||
| FIT TO BUST! | |||
| Date: 1989 Film Number: 6060 | |||
| Comedy in which a man tells his wife that the doctor has instructed him to lose some weight. Following various mishaps whilst out jogging, skipping, doing the gardening and cycling to the shops, the man settles on an exercise bike at home. On returning to see the doctor, the man is told that he is now underweight. | |||
| STRICTLY FOR THE BIRDS | |||
| Date: 1989 Film Number: 6303 | |||
| People are seen dressed in Victorian costume in Fletcher Moss park, Didsbury, at an event marking the centenary of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. The society's president, TV personality Magnus Magnusson, makes a speech and unveils a plaque. Ducks and geese at the RSPB's sanctuary at Martin Mere are also seen. | |||
| A SHORT TRIBUTE FROM BLUES TO YOU | |||
| Date: *1989 Film Number: 6528 | |||
| Animated sequence featuring the heads of famous rock stars morphing into different things. Jimi Hendrix's hair turns into a mass of black rats and then his entire head changes into a guitar, which he plays. The different guises of Michael Jackson are shown next: as he appeared in the late 1970s; during his 'Thriller' phase and then his head finally transforms into that of a werewolf. Ends with shots of cats in a living room. 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/ | |||
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| MINERS' GALA, MANCHESTER [STALLS AND DISPLAYS] | |||
| Date: 1989 Film Number: 7478 | |||
| 5th Anniversary Gala of the 1984/5 Miners' Strike at Manchester Town Hall on 4th March 1989. Stalls and displays are set up in the corridors of the Town Hall, and include Ruth and Eddie Frow manning their bookstall - they briefly speak about the stall and the displays. The displays include historical documents, photos of the strike and other images, including Nelson Mandela. Several interviews with miners reflecting on the strike and the current situation. Issues of privatisation, pit closures, need for unity between unions. Interview with Ian Brown from the recently formed EPIU - Electrical and Plumbing Industrial Union. A Kent miner is interviewed about what's happened since the end of strike and talks of the need for a united front of unions. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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