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[HAWES, GENERAL ELECTION 1950 CONSERVATIVE CAMPAIGN BURNLEY]
Date: 1950 Film Number: 5283
 
Scenes of the village of Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales, followed by campaigning in Burnley for the 1950 General Election. Scenes from Hawes include the exteriors of Wensleydale Dairy and the Methodist Church (where a notice advertises a forthcoming film show from Sam Hanna). After shots of pigs in a pen, the film cuts to the streets of Burnley where Frank Wilson (Conservative) is seen with his team, distributing campaign literature to bus passengers, talking to the public and addressing a crowd in Burnley market from his loudspeaker van. 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
 
 
 
[GENERAL ELECTION INDEPENDENT LABOUR / COMMUNIST CAMPAIGNS, BURNLEY 1950]
Date: 1950 Film Number: 5284
 
Supporters of the Independent Labour Party and the Communist Party campaign in Burnley before the 1950 General Election. After opening footage of people outside Burnley market, there are shots of a small procession of Independent Labour Party supporters, headed by a loudspeaker van, with a display of placards. The film cuts to a street procession of Burnley Communist Party supporters, carrying banners and placards, They congregate on a patch of wasteland to listen to a woman's speech. 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
 
 
 
[RECORDING OF WILFRED PICKLES RADIO SHOW]
Date: 1950 Film Number: 5306
 
A live recording of the popular radio show 'Have A Go' on 27th October 1950 at Colne Municipal Hall featuring Wilfred Pickles as the compere and Violet Carson accompanying on the piano. Carson plays a Steinway piano, sings and talks to the audience. After shots of other male performers at the mic, Pickles talks and jokes with members of the public as he introduces them onto the stage. Includes shots of the audience singing and applauding. 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
 
 
 
[REMEMBRANCE SERVICE, TOWNELEY PARK, BURNLEY]
Date: 1950 Film Number: 5307
 
Remembrance service and parade in Towneley Park, Burnley on 11th November 1950, featuring civic dignitaries, sea cadets and war veterans. Cadets and veterans march through the park to the war memorial, where a service is held and wreaths are laid by the mayor and other guests. A British Legion flag is lowered and raised as bugles are played, before cadets, decorated veterans and five women parade past the dignitaries in front of Towneley Hall. 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
 
 
 
[DEDICATION OF GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE - EXCERPT]
Date: 1950 Film Number: 5420
 
Onlookers watch as military and civic groups march into the Wilmslow Garden of Remembrance, followed by a religious procession. A man begins to remove a Union Jack flag from a plaque dedicated to WW2 soldiers as the film ends. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[JUNE AND 'DIMMY']
Date: 1950 Film Number: 6253
 
June and Diane 'Dimmy' Miller are seen in the gardens of St Anne's School, Windermere and in a boat on the lake.
 
 
 
PICTORIAL GAZETTE 1950
Date: 1950 Film Number: 6551
 
The Atkinson family are seen playing tennis with a swingball in their back garden, followed by a visit to Downham Hall and a walk around the gardens. Concludes with an archaelogical dig on the moors during which an earthen pot is discovered.
 
 
 
[EGERTON YOUTH CLUB: SPRINT START, VAULTING, HIGH JUMP]
Date: 1950 Film Number: 7138
 
Boys and young men practice and perform a variety of exercises and athletic events in a field (possibly near Tatton Park in Cheshire), including gymnastic vaulting, the pole vault and the high jump. Most of the film is in slow motion. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[EGERTON CLUB BOXING PRACTICE]
Date: 1950 Film Number: 7164
 
Shots of boys practising boxing in an indoor ring. Boys spar with an instructor inside the ring and there are brief shots of boys training with a punchbag nearby and one lad skipping. Ends with action from a boys boxing match. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[EGERTON CLUB BOXING WITH MR GROOM]
Date: 1950 Film Number: 7165
 
Boys practise boxing in an indoor ring with a trainer, believed to be a Mr Groom. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[BRIAN FREEMAN HIGH JUMP]
Date: 1950 Film Number: 7166
 
A young man, Brian Freeman, performs the high jump at a sports field (possibly near Tatton Park in Cheshire) as a group of boys look on. Shot in slow motion. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[EGERTON BOYS CLUB FOOTBALL, OCT/NOV 1950]
Date: 1950 Film Number: 7168
 
Action from a junior football match featuring Egerton Youth Club (possibly played near Tatton Park in Cheshire). [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[LANCASHIRE YFC RALLY]
Date: 1950 Film Number: 5634
 
Scenes from the Young Farmers' Association rally at Ashton Hall near Lancaster, June 1950. General views of people and stalls in the field; speeches are made; gymnastics display; sheepdog demonstration; displays of farming equipment and arts and crafts; tug-of-war; boys making scarecrows; shire horses; and various races. 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/
 
 
 
THE WEDDING OF BILLY AND JOYCE 25 MARCH 1950
Date: 1950 Film Number: 5632
 
Scenes from wedding at Greaves Methodist Church. Guests and wedding party arrive at church on busy town street. Inside the church - people sitting in pews, bride enters, shots from ceremony. Everyone leaves the church and stands outside for pictures. Wedding party is seen arriving at Kings Arms Hotel and the newlyweds leave by car. Film ends with a baby, Linda, being held by a girl and in her basket outside. 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/
 
 
 
[GOLDEN WEDDING AT ELLEL HOUSE]
Date: 1950 Film Number: 5633
 
Golden wedding celebrations at Ellel House in Lancaster, December 18th 1950 - family, friends and dog pose for photos indoors; cutting of the cake; people sitting at the table; the old couple reminisce and look at their wedding photos before going out into the garden. 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/
 
 
 
THE FAMILY AT HOME 1950
Date: 1950 Film Number: 5638
 
Scenes at the Pye family home - Mr Pye reading the paper in an armchair. Mrs Pye brings food into the dining room and Mr Pye calls upstairs, everyone comes down to dinner. After eating, a girl plays the piano while two young men sing along. Garden scenes follow - a man watering a new bed and picking out weeds, helped by a young woman. Mr Pye is seen tidying the front lawn. 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/
 
 
 
[DIDSBURY BUSES]
Date: 1950 Film Number: 6183
 
Footage of buses at Parrs Wood garage and out and about on the roads around Didsbury.
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 
[SOUTH COAST BEACH SCENES]
Date: *1950 Film Number: 7000
 
Holiday scenes featuring the Jackson family and friends siting on the beach. Includes shots of the Jacksons paddling in the sea, building sand castles and Fredrick with his daughters crossing stepping stones of a stream. Ends with the young girls posing for the camera on the beach,
 
 
 
[CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION & ST PHILOMENA'S OPEN DAY]
Date: 1950 Film Number: 7063
 
Footage showing a Corpus Christi procession, including children and members of the clergy holding banners walking slowly past school buildings. Includes shots of young girls wearing white dresses with veils carrying wreaths and bowing. Features an open day at St Philomena's School showing female pupils outdoors performing a Scottish dancing display for parents, underexposed shots of a choir singing and a prize giving ceremony indoors.
 
 
 
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