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| CAMP 1952 [ + 1953] | |||
| Date: 1952-3 Film Number: 3901 | |||
| Footage shot at cadet camps for the St John's Ambulance Organisation at St Anne's, and then at the Duke of Lancaster District Cadet Camp. Scenes include shots of the cadets in and around their tents, playing games and doing gymnastics, and being inspected in uniform. | |||
| THE BLUEBELL WOOD, MAY 1952 | |||
| Date: 1952/3 Film Number: 4783 | |||
| Geoffrey Grime and his sister Jane are seen playing in Bluebell Wood, having a picnic with their parents and on the banks of the River Wyre at Cartford Bridge. The family go on a camping holiday with friends during Whit 1952 and there are scenes on the beach at Rossall and feeding a baby starling at home at Bispham. At Norbreck Primary, the children are seen with presents for Mother's Day, and José and John Grime take a break during a tennis match with friends. Further scenes on the River Wyre at Skippool and on the beach at Cleveleys are followed by brief views of a flooded River Tyne at Featherstone in Northumberland. | |||
| AT ESPRICK WITH JIM AND MONICA. BARBARA LEEMING'S PONY | |||
| Date: 1952/3 Film Number: 4785 | |||
| Scenes of the Grime children riding a pony at Esprick in Lancashire are followed by various family members playing in the garden at home in Bispham. Brief views of John Grime at a newspaper conference in the Cotswolds, and the family are seen on the beach at Poulton in 1952 and Silverdale in 1953. A jet plane is seen flying over Blackpool, as well as close-up of the newspaper story covering the event. Jane Grime plays on her tricycle and the family are seen in Haltwhistle, Northumberland - riding a horse, in a park and by the Tyne. | |||
| [GRIME FAMILY - ASSORTED SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1952-3 Film Number: 5809 | |||
| Assorted footage of the Grime family. Opens with foreign holiday scenes - a procession of girls in traditional dress, people sitting outside a cafe and a couple herding cattle. The family are seen in the Lake District - collecting flowers, playing with the dog and ball and visiting ruins. Concludes with scenes of a baby, and of the family walking on the sea front, playing on the beach and swimming in a river. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| THE SOAP BOX DERBY AT SOUTHPORT 1952; ANNUAL CAMP AT OBAN, SCOTLAND 1953 CORONATION YEAR; CUB SPORTS 1952 | |||
| Date: 1952/3 Film Number: 6449 | |||
| A soapbox derby on Southport beach-front from 1952, followed by prize-giving and speeches by local civic dignitaries. Members of 13th Preston (St Thomas) Scouts are seen on two annual camps, including the 1953 Coronation Year trip to Oban. The boys are seen on boats in the harbour, setting up camp, and visiting the Highland Games at Glencoe (which are then re-enacted back at camp). Various different races from a cub scout sports day in 1952 conclude. | |||
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| [BLEASDALE HOUSE SPECIAL SCHOOL AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1952-3 Film Number: 7340 | |||
| Compilation reel opens with scenes outside Bleasdale House Special School in Silverdale featuring Mr and Mrs Farmer, the parents of a boy who has cerebral palsy, visiting their son Nigel. There are exteriors of a tobacconists' shop in Oldham before Keith Joynson in his RAF uniform plays with a cat in the back garden of the family house in Failsworth. The Farmer family are seen on holiday in the Scarborough and Whitby area in good and bad weather. Guides, scouts and brownies take part in a Whit Walk in Failsworth before the film ends with Kathleen Joynson posing for the camera in her garden with friends. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| LOCO ENGINEERS VISIT 6TH MAY 1953 | |||
| Date: 1952-53 Film Number: 7363 | |||
| Members of the Institute of Locomotive Engineers visit the Vulcan foundry in Newton-le-Willows. After arriving at Vulcan Halt station they visit a range of locomotives outside the works before the tour continues inside. The guests take afternoon tea before departing. The remainder of the reel features colour footage of a fire drill at the foundry with firefighters taking hoses up to the roof, and company leisure activities (on the bowling green and scenes from the Junior Sports Days of 1952 and 1953). [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [BRAMHALL HORSE SHOW, BELLE VUE ZOO, BABY VANESSA AND GARDEN SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1952-53 Film Number: 6852 | |||
| Footage showing Judith Moss dancing in the back garden (begins with short slow motion sequence) and scenes of baby Vanessa in her pram, cot and playpen. There are shots of horse jumping and guardsmen marching on parade during the Bramhall Horse Show. Children attend a Jewish School party and visit Belle Vue Zoo in Manchester. Includes brief shots of Judith and friends having donkey rides on Blackpool sea front, steering a motorboat and playing in the sand at St Annes. | |||
| [YOUNG JUDITH, CORONATION DECORATIONS, AMSTERDAM, BELLE VUE ZOO] | |||
| Date: 1952-53 Film Number: 6857 | |||
| A mixed compilation showing the Moss children having a family picnic, toddler Vanessa walking around in bedroom and Judith celebrating her 8th birthday with friends. Brief shots of an aeroplane taxing along the runway of Manchester Airport, views of the sky from the aircraft and Amsterdam street scenes seen from a moving car. Coronation preparations in Albert Square in Manchester showing Union Jack coloured banners and flag decorations, and the Moss family are seen celebrating in their garden. Further footage includes the children at Heaton Park in winter, at home playing in the garden and a visit to Belle Vue Zoo. The reel ends with Vanessa in her cot. | |||
| [JUBILATION CELEBRATION AND GARDEN PARTY] | |||
| Date: 1952-1953 Film Number: 8652 | |||
| The film shows different student events. First is a student engineering show, with students presenting their creations such as organs and pocket cigarette lighters. The next section follows students around the University's Jubilee Celebrations in 1952, with students eating, dancing and socialising. Lastly there are shots of the students' Boat Club, and footage from a Garden Party in 1953. Students are seen fencing and dancing. | |||
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| [EASTER WEEKEND 1952; MOTOR CROSS TRIALS] | |||
| Date: 1952-3 Film Number: 8379 | |||
| The film opens on a close up of various leaflets for different events over the 1952 Easter weekend including Cheshire Moto-Cross, the Lomax Cup trial and Rhydymwyn motorcycle road racing. On Saturday 12th of April, they attend the Cheshire Moto-Cross event. Crowds gather to watch the race, the first Cheshire Moto Cross winner was Ted Ogden. On Sunday the 13th of April, the Lomax Cup trial was held. Motorcycles and sidecars tackle the rough terrain and steep muddy sections. On Monday the 14th of April, Rhydymwyn motorcycle road racing takes place, brief shots of crowds gathering to watch the race. May 1952, scenes from the Warrington and District Motor Club Regularity Trial. Motor enthusiasts gather, some with vintage cars as well as modern. In June 1953, Chester Motor Club Sprint Trials Meeting was held. Sprint cars wait at the start line followed by mechanics inspecting the cars. | |||
| [CHESTER ZOO; SMOKEY HIS MARK; DOWN ON THE FARM WALCOT] | |||
| Date: 1952-3 Film Number: 8400 | |||
| At Chester Zoo, a woman and a young boy look at the various animals such as peacocks, bears and monkeys. Back at home, Smokey the kitten explores the garden and climbs trees. On a farm in Walcot, we see various farm animals and twin girls playing on the farm. The girls later help a woman with the gardening before riding their scooters. Cattle make their way into a field followed by a farmer on his bicycle. The film cuts to May 1953, under Chester Road Bridge, a diver can be seen descending a ladder from a boat into the canal. Later, the diver climbs back onboard and has his suit removed. Back at home, a man plays fetch with his dog while a group of women chat in the garden. | |||
| [MANCHESTER CHURCH PROCESSIONS AND A DAY IN SOUTHPORT] | |||
| Date: 1952/3 Film Number: 9335 | |||
| Compilation reel recording different community events - several Cheetham Hill street processions and the crowning of Rose Queens, and a group visit to Southport, where the day trippers visit the fairground. go out on the boating lake, and lark about in the sunshine. There are also shots of a girl feeding goats, and a woman walking a lion cub on a lead. | |||
| [BOLTON ROSE QUEEN PROCESSION] | |||
| Date: *1952/53 Film Number: 8503 | |||
| In a school hall, children and their parents watch the crowning of the Rose Queen. The Queen then joins a procession through the town streets to the field where the ceremonial events continue. | |||
| [BRIXHAM HOLIDAY AND GARDEN SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1952/3 Film Number: 8272 | |||
| Scenes from a family holiday in Devon - shots of fishing boats in Brixham harbour, family members walking on the cliffs, then down on the beach; also a boat trip along the River Dart. The reel ends with the family enjoying their sunny garden, and a boy wrestling with the family dog. | |||
| [LYMM GRAMMAR SCHOOL - SPORTS EVENTS AND TRIPS ABROAD] | |||
| Date: *1952-54 Film Number: 2231 | |||
| Sports events and activities at Lymm Grammar school. Includes shots of a girls v boys hockey match; a cross country run; a school sports day and a game of tennis. Also features a group of school leavers, first year pupils and prefects standing infront of the school building; scenes from a school play and an excursion to Derbyshire. Concludes with landscape scenes of Switzerland and Italy shot during a school trip abroad. Includes footage of the journey, architecture and historical sites visited during the pupils stay. | |||
| [BRIGADE CAMP SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1952/4 Film Number: 3591 | |||
| The Manchester Diocesan Lads Brigade are seen leaving Manchester by coach, waving. Then follows scenes at camp: marching; an outdoor church service or ceremony with organ accompaniment. They are then seen at the beach: a brigade officer digs in the sand with a woman and three little girls; the boys relax and drink pop. Back at camp an inspection takes place, there is a game of cricket (some in slow motion) and scenes of diving (also played backwards for an amusing effect). The brigade is then seen marching through a park and an inspection takes place, lots of close ups of various people, and the boys are reunited with (or visited by) their families. Location is possibly Fylde coast. | |||
| [LADS AND GIRLS BRIGADE MARCHES IN MANCHESTER] | |||
| Date: c1952/3 Film Number: 3592 | |||
| The marches appear to take place in the area around Manchester Cathedral, possibly on different days. We first see the Girls Brigade: girls of all ages marching, some playing instruments. We then switch to the boys marching. The mayor arrives by car and ascends a podium with other officials, to watch the boys pass by. The scene then shifts to Belle Vue; some preparatory work is seen at the stadium before the boys and girls march in. A ceremony then takes place on the podium with the mayor and his wife and other church and brigade dignitaries. The mayor is seen meeting various persons and there are some close up shots. | |||
| [THE CHRISTENING OF JANE RENDELL 1952] | |||
| Date: 1952-4 Film Number: 4112 | |||
| Members of the Rendell, Hill and Welch families are seen outside the Congregational Church in Bowdon for the christening of Jane Rendell. The rest of the film features the first couple of years of Jane Rendell's life - in the garden at home in Hale, and on family holidays in Llandudno, Rhos-on-Sea and Criccieth. | |||
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| [AUSTRIA, GERMANY AND LAKES] | |||
| Date: *1952-4 Film Number: 4778 | |||
| Scenes from group holiday in Austria and Germany - brief boating scenes are followed by views of different buildings and scenery. The group visit the mountains, King Ludwig II's castle at Linderhof and Innsbruck. Views at an airfield are followed by Berlin street scenes and the film ends with footage of swans in the Lake District. | |||
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