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[RAF HEDNESFORD AND HOLIDAY SCENES]
Date: c1955 Film Number: 5972
 
The film begins with footage of a guy burning on a bonfire. There follow shots of RAF Hednesford, including the base itself, aircraft in action and the basic training of recruits. After scenes from Manchester Ringway airport, the film switches to colour with shots of flowers, parkland and ducks at Bruntwood Hall in Cheadle. The film concludes with holiday footage of Wallingford, Cambridge, Venice and Rome.
 
 
 
THE VANISHING VILLAGE
Date: c1955 Film Number: 5973
 
A film about coastal erosion in the village of Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire, with shots of the village and surrounding coastline, There is footage of houses that are about to fall into the sea. Also contains scenes of trawlers unloading their catch in Whitby harbour.
 
 
 
[SUSAN CAYTON'S BIRTHDAY]
Date: c1955 Film Number: 5974
 
This short film begins with children playing outside in a garden. There follow underexposed shots of a birthday party held at Fairey Aviation Recreational Hall in Heaton Moor, with dancing and the cutting of the cake. The film ends with brief shots of a country road, a horse and a steam train.
 
 
 
THE LAN NEWS JANUARY
Date: c1955 Film Number: 5976
 
A short film featuring snow scenes at Bruntwood Park in Cheadle and various skyline shots. The film ends with an elderly lady gardening.
 
 
 
[HOME MADE ADVERTS]
Date: c1955 Film Number: 5978
 
A short film containing a series of home made adverts for use in the producer's home cinema. After a brief shot of christmas cards and decorations, there are advertisements for washing powder, gin, cat food, biscuits, milk, liver salts, chocolate and sweets, including some animated sequences. Also includes adverts for a local shop and trader.
 
 
 
[TWO WEDDINGS ON THE FYLDE]
Date: c1955 Film Number: 6218
 
Scenes from two weddings in the Lytham St Anne's/Fylde Coast area of Lancashire - guests are seen arriving at each one and both couples are seen outside the church with their bridesmaids and guests.
 
 
 
[BUILDING THE NEW OTIS FACTORY]
Date: *1954-6 Film Number: 4989
 
Detailed views taken during the construction of the new OTIS lift factory in Kirkby - excavation, pipe-laying, brick-laying, steel-work and painting. The roof is put in place, work is inspected and the factory is fitted out.
 
 
 
[NESTING BIRDS]
Date: c1955 Film Number: 8152
 
Close up shots of a variety of birds including blue tits, white throat and robin caring for their eggs, hatchlings and fledglings in their nests.
 
 
 
[KATSINA DURBAR]
Date: c1955 Film Number: 8159
 
A procession of ornately dressed horsemen, musicians and followers parade through Katsina as part of the Durbar Festival. The festival is held to mark the end of Ramadan.
 
 
 
[THE PICKFORD FAMILY AND THEIR FRIENDS]
Date: c1955 Film Number: 9848
 
Pickford family scenes. The film shows the Pickford family visiting their friends the Thompson family. A group of adults get together outside a family home. We see a couple with a new baby and a group of adults together watching as the children play on a tricycle.
 
 
 
[WHIT WALKS AND WELSH HOLIDAY SCENES]
Date: c1955 Film Number: 8003
 
Compilation reel including family holiday footage in North Wales, with family members playing on the beach and sand dunes, and the children feeding seagulls. There is also a trip to the zoo, and scenes from two Whit Walks.
 
 
 
[LYNN AND STEPHEN ON THE BEACH; RITA'S WEDDING; BETTY'S WEDDING]
Date: c1955 Film Number: 8314
 
The film opens with scenes of two year old Lynn and her eight month old brother, Stephen, with their mother on the beach. We see scenes from a holiday including a church, cliffs, waterfall, a stately home and boats on a lake. We then see scenes from Rita's wedding. The mother of the bride is filmed arriving, and then the bride and bridesmaids. We see the wedding party and their guests outside the church. There are then scenes from Betty's wedding. Betty and the groom are seen leaving the church after ceremony.
 
 
 
[INSKIP TRIP TO MORECAMBE]
Date: c1955 Film Number: 9501
 
still to be done
 
 
 
[TRANQUIL RURAL SCENES]
Date: c1955 Film Number: 9584
 
Rural scenes. We see swans swimming along a river that flows under a bridge. There are general countryside scenes of sheep and cattle in fields. We also see shots of a village, there are scenes of houses with smoking chimneys and the local church and churchyard. We also see shots of traffic driving over the bridge.
 
 
 
[OLDHAM POLICING]
Date: 1954-7 Film Number: 548
 
Public relations film made by Oldham Borough Police showing a selection of their duties and activities. These include accident prevention and traffic control, finding lost children, and dog handling. The film stresses the importance of serving other organisations (eg RSPCA, AA, Fire Brigade). The police also play a major role at public occasions, including football and rugby matches, whit walks and processions, and royal visits.
 
 
 
[LYMM GRAMMAR SCHOOL - SPORT, LESSONS AND EXCURSIONS]
Date: *1954-57 Film Number: 2232
 
Pupils from Lymm Grammar School are seen participating in woodwork and needlework lessons; competing in various sports events and enjoying a geology excursion to the Lake District and a holiday in Switzerland. Also features some new classrooms being built; the opening of the school's new outdoor swimming pool and shots of a group of teachers and kitchen staff standing infront of the school building. Concludes with footage of a school camping trip to North Wales. Pupils are seen pitching their tents; serving up food; eating a meal and hiking across streams and fields.
 
 
 
[BABY CATHERINE AND TOWNSEND FAMILY HOLIDAY]
Date: 1954-57 Film Number: 3511
 
Townsend family footage shot in a variety of locations. Baby Catherine is seen in the garden of Tom Fish, her father's boss, the park, her christening at St James Church, Ashton-Under-Lyne and with her parents. Also the family can be seen at a wedding, enjoying a seaside holiday in Cleveleys, visiting the zoo (Belle Vue) and taking part in a scholars walk in Ashton-under-Lyne.
 
 
 
[HOLIDAY IN FRANCE, GERMANY AND SWITZERLAND]
Date: *1954-58 Film Number: 5147
 
Film record of Sam and Edith Hanna's holiday to France, Germany and Switzerland. After footage of leaving Dover, there are shots on board the channel ferry and of the arrival at Ostend. There are general views of Paris and the River Seine followed by shots of Cologne and boats on the River Rhine. The film moves to Switzerland and includes footage of the Rhine Falls, Lucerne, theSwiss Alps, Montreux and Zurich. The film also contains shots of the Hannas eating out at Swiss restaurants, looking round markets and visiting friends. 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
 
 
 
[NEW OTIS FACTORY AT KIRKBY]
Date: *1954-8 Film Number: 4971
 
Scenes from the construction of the new OTIS lift factory in Kirkby - excavations, bricklaying, laying concrete, etc. In the completed factory, staff are seen at work manufacturing lift components, there are scenes in the nurse's office, and aerial views of the new factory conclude.
 
 
 
[FIRST AID INCIDENTS]
Date: 1954 - 65 Film Number: 3128
 
Footage of a parade of St John's Ambulance Volunteers, a demonstration of a cliff rescue, a Rememberance Day parade with war veterans, a school sports day and a practise first aid session staged on the street. These are followed by holiday footage in Hastings, with women's bowls, a fun fair and public gardens, Coventry cathedral, a parade in Bolton and Delia McGeehan's 21st birthday party.
 
 
 
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