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Record 3266 – 3285 of 11096
| [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/ | |||
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| 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/ | |||
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| [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/ | |||
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| 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/ | |||
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| [DIDSBURY BUSES] | |||
| Date: 1950 Film Number: 6183 | |||
| Footage of buses at Parrs Wood garage and out and about on the roads around Didsbury. | |||
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| 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. | |||
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| [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. | |||
| RANDOM WINTRY SHOTS IN CHESHIRE | |||
| Date: *1950 Film Number: 6667 | |||
| Views of fields, farm animals and ponds around the Cheshire countryside, including shops, homes and gardens in Prestbury and Mobberly. | |||
| [ANGLESEY AND AGRICULTURAL SHOW] | |||
| Date: *1950 Film Number: 8482 | |||
| Miscellaneous compilation reel - views of a ship, mother and daughter making daisy chains and snow capped mountains. An agricultural show with horse and trap is followed by a cavalry display team, then cattle are led round the show ground for judging. A group of children leave home in school uniform and a girl plays in a snowy garden then sits in a pedal car. | |||
| [THE CAMPAIGNERS - THANKSGIVING PARADE SERVICE DISPLAY, 22ND APRIL 1950] | |||
| Date: 1950 Film Number: 8266 | |||
| Campaigners' parade and inspection in Albert Square, followed by march past Central Library, out of town and into a church. Indoor shots of numerous sports display; gymnastics, skipping and exercises. Followed by more marching down Oxford Road. Founded by Colin C Kerr in 1922, The Campaigners was an Evangelical youth movement for children of different ages. It serves to strengthen ties with local churches and develop the members Christian Faith. | |||
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| [MORECAMBE, WINDERMERE AND HAWKSHEAD] | |||
| Date: 1950 Film Number: 8539 | |||
| Holiday scenes, beginning in Morecambe, on the seafront and looking at the colourful floral displays in Happy Mount Park. Continuing up into the Lakes, we visit Windermere, and Ann Tyson’s cottage at Hawkshead. The film ends back in Morecambe, with shots of the Illuminations and a firework display. | |||
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