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Record 10630 – 10649 of 11529
| [1990 CHARTER CELEBRATIONS - CLOSING CEREMONY] | |||
| Date: 1990 Film Number: 6724 | |||
| Scenes from the meeting of the Altrincham Court Leet - the town's ancient form of local government - on 29 December 1990 to close the year of celebrations marking the town's 700th Anniversary. | |||
| [ORDINATION OF CANON BERGEN AS COURT LEET CHAPLAIN] | |||
| Date: 1990 Film Number: 6725 | |||
| Scenes from the service to insall Canon Bergen as the Altrincham Court Leet's Chaplain at St George's Church, 29 December 1990. The Court Leet is Altrincham's ancient form of local government, dating from medieval times. | |||
| [INTERVIEW WITH ERIN JENNER] | |||
| Date: 1990 Film Number: 6726 | |||
| Bill Pilkington interviews Erin Jenner, long serving secretary of the Bowdon British Legion, about her life and how she came to be involved in the Legion. | |||
| [INTERVIEW WITH EDDIE AND JOAN BEASANT] | |||
| Date: 1990 Film Number: 6727 | |||
| Bill Pilkington interviews Eddie and Joan Beasant, a couple who are involved in a lot of the community and charity work in the Altrincham area. | |||
| [ALTRINCHAM MARKET 1990] | |||
| Date: 1990 Film Number: 6729 | |||
| Bill Pilkington is seen at Altrincham Market, looking at the different stalls and talking to the traders. | |||
| [ALTRINCHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL] | |||
| Date: 1990 Film Number: 6730 | |||
| A look at the work of Altrincham General Hospital with interviews with several members of staff including staff nurse Rita Wickins, occupational therapist Kate Domville and porter Kenneth Fielding. | |||
| [SIR FERGUS MONTGOMERY M.P.] | |||
| Date: 1990 Film Number: 6731 | |||
| Interview with Sir Fergus Montgomery, Member of Parliament for Altrincham and Sale. Subjects covered include the celebrations for Altrincham's 700th Anniversary and his constituency work. | |||
| [ALTRINCHAM WAR MEMORIAL AND GATES] | |||
| Date: 1990 Film Number: 6732 | |||
| General views of Altrincham's war memorial and its gates. | |||
| [GEORGE BURGESS INTERVIEW] | |||
| Date: 1990 Film Number: 6733 | |||
| Bill Pilkington interviews George Burgess during the Charter Year of 1990 about his life in Altrincham and the work he does for Wythenshawe Hospital Radio. | |||
| [BOWDON BRITISH LEGION POPPY DAY] | |||
| Date: 1990 Film Number: 6734 | |||
| Preparations for Remembrance Day at the Bowdon branch of the British Legion. On 10 November 1990, volunteers are seen collecting trays of poppies to sell on the streets of Altrincham. Bill Pilkington interviews several as they leave. | |||
| [SANTA IN ALTRINCHAM] | |||
| Date: 1990 Film Number: 6735 | |||
| Bill Pilkington is seen dressed as Santa in Altrincham Market and town centre during December 1990. He is seen talking to stall holders, handing out presents to children and interviewing members of the Sweet Rhythm Band, who are entertaining shoppers. | |||
| [MANCHESTER MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY] | |||
| Date: 1990 Film Number: 6736 | |||
| General views of the air and space hall at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester. Bill Pilkington is seen looking at the various exhibits, and goes on to talk about the Spitfire and the Battle of Britain. | |||
| [ALTRINCHAM CROSS] | |||
| Date: 1990 Film Number: 6737 | |||
| Bill Pilkington is seen next to the new Cross in the centre of Altrincham. He goes on to talk about the history of the town and surrounding area. | |||
| [ARMISTICE DAY, ALTRINCHAM, SUNDAY 11 NOVEMBER 1990] | |||
| Date: 1990 Film Number: 6738 | |||
| Video covering the Armistice Day servive at the Altrincham War Memorial - includes interviews with some of the participants beforehand, and views of the ceremony itself. | |||
| RED ZONE [ROUGH CUT 1, PART 1] | |||
| Date: 1990 Film Number: 7710 | |||
| A co-production, funded by the EU, between five film-making groups in Belgium, Italy, Germany, France and Britain, celebrating the 100th anniversary of International May Day by reflecting, analysing and expressing past and present struggles in each of the five countries through a series of five chapters. A montage by the veteran Belgian film-maker Paul Meyer introduces, links and concludes the five autonomous programmes. Part 1 includes the contributions from Belgium, 'Fosses Communes,' which recounts the history of migration into the coal mining area of the Borinage and the changing nature of employment and unemployment in this area. It is followed by the British contribution made by WFA in Manchester, about Kirkby Unemployed Centre, 'Unemployment and Low Pay are no accident,' which recounts the history of unemployment on this large overspill estate on the fringes of Liverpool. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| RED ZONE [ROUGH CUT 1, PART 2] | |||
| Date: 1990 Film Number: 7711 | |||
| A co-production, funded by the EU, between five film-making groups in Belgium, Italy, Germany, France and Britain, celebrating the 100th anniversary of International May Day by reflecting, analysing and expressing past and present struggles in each of the five countries through a series of five chapters. Part 2 includes the contributions from France, 'Histoires de classe,' which recounts the experiences of mechanic apprentices in a machine workshop in the context of the the changing nature of the industry; Germany, 'Nachtschicht fur Deutschland,' about the Opel car factory and its workers; and Italy, 'Al Sud Del Sud,' about internal (between the north and south) and external (primarily Africa) migration in the country. A montage by the veteran Belgian film-maker Paul Meyer introduces, links and concludes the five autonomous programmes. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| RED ZONE [ROUGH CUT 2, PART 1] | |||
| Date: 1990 Film Number: 7712 | |||
| A co-production, funded by the EU via GSARA/Brussels, between five film-making groups in Belgium, Italy, Germany, France and Britain, celebrating the 100th anniversary of International May Day by reflecting, analysing and expressing past and present struggles in each of the five countries through a series of five chapters. A montage by the veteran Belgian film-maker Paul Meyer introduces, links and concludes the five autonomous programmes. Part 1 includes the contributions from Belgium, 'Fosses Communes,' which recounts the history of migration into the coal mining area of the Borinage and the changing nature of employment and unemployment in this area. It is followed by the British contribution, made by WFA in Manchester, about Kirkby Unemployed Centre, 'Unemployment and Low Pay are no accident', which recounts the history of unemployment on this large overspill estate on the fringes of Liverpool. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| KIRKBY UNEMPLOYED CENTRE: 'UNEMPLOYMENT AND LOW PAY ARE NO ACCIDENT' [COPY 1] | |||
| Date: 1990 Film Number: 7713 | |||
| WFA's contribution to Red Zone, a co-production between five film-making groups in Belgium, Italy, Germany, France and Britain, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of International May Day by reflecting, analysing and expressing past and present struggles in each of the five countries through a series of five chapters. Focusses on the people and activities at Kirkby Unemployed Centre, independently run and managed by the unemployed workers themselves. Activists from the Centre - Tony Boyle, May Stone, Jimmy Stone, Dot, Maureen and many others - speak about the history of employment and unemployment in this area of Merseyside and the activities the Centre has been engaged in to combat the damaging effect the booms and busts of capitalism have inflicted upon the community. Eddie Frow from the Working Class Movement Library, Salford speaks about the hunger marches of the 1930s in this area. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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| KIRKBY UNEMPLOYED CENTRE: 'UNEMPLOYMENT AND LOW PAY ARE NO ACCIDENT' [COPY 2] | |||
| Date: 1990 Film Number: 7714 | |||
| WFA's contribution to Red Zone, a co-production between five film-making groups in Belgium, Italy, Germany, France and Britain, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of International May Day by reflecting, analysing and expressing past and present struggles in each of the five countries through a series of five chapters. Focusses on the people and activities at Kirkby Unemployed Centre, independently run and managed by the unemployed workers themselves. Activists from the Centre - Tony Boyle, May Stone, Jimmy Stone, Dot, Maureen and many others - speak about the history of employment and unemployment in this area of Merseyside and the activities the Centre has been engaged in to combat the damaging effect the booms and busts of capitalism have inflicted upon the community. Eddie Frow from the Working Class Movement Library, Salford speaks about the hunger marches of the 1930s in this area. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [FRANK VISITS A SCHOOL FOR DISABLED CHILDREN] | |||
| Date: 1990 Film Number: 5651 | |||
| Frank Sidebottom and his sidekick Little Frank visit the William Stevenson School in Cheadle (part of the Bethesda Home) for children with disabilities. Frank entertains the pupils and staff at the school before a photo shoot for local press. 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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