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| [BLACKPOOL ILLUMINATIONS AND DOG TRAINING] | |||
| Date: 1967-9 Film Number: 10157 | |||
| Shots of the illuminations on Blackpool’s seafront, including several trams passing by; the reel continues with scenes at the dog training centre in Knutsford. | |||
| [IT’S A DOG’S LIFE – OFFCUTS] | |||
| Date: 1965-9 Film Number: 10162 | |||
| A compilation of offcuts from the filmmaker’s work ‘It’s a Dog’s Life’, feauring the family pets - dogs Amber and Cilla, and Bumble the cat. The animals play and tussle, the dogs share an ice cream in the garden, and their owner prepares their dinner, using Pal dog food. | |||
| [SALFORD SCENES AND FAMILY GET-TOGETHERS] | |||
| Date: 1965-9 Film Number: 10433 | |||
| Scenes around Salford, including shops, pubs, traffic on The Crescent and demolition of the old terraced streets; family scenes out and about, larking around and playing with a toy gun; two family social occasions with dancing and drinking, the second being on New Year’s Eve with everyone singing Auld Lang Syne. | |||
| [WALKING DAY; ANDREW AND PAULA IN SHERDLEY PARK] | |||
| Date: 1965-9 Film Number: 10700 | |||
| Scenes from a Walking Day in St Helens. We see the St. Nicholas Church, Sutton, parade go by. There are Sunday school children in their best clothes, choirboys, girl guides and scouts. The parade ends with a fete at Sherdley Park where we see Andrew and Paula as babies, they toddle round and there are close up shots of them eating ice creams. | |||
| [SCHOOL SPORTING SCENES AND TANKER] | |||
| Date: 1965-9 Film Number: 10702 | |||
| The film opens with scenes from a school football match, we then see a school netball match. The film ends with a huge industrial tanker, with Capper Neill on the side, being moved on a low loader with a motorbike escort while local people stand and watch. | |||
| [BABY ANTHONY, BIRTHDAYS & HOLIDAYS] | |||
| Date: *1965-9 Film Number: 10903 | |||
| Underexposed shots of a nurse taking the pulse of a patient in bed with a heavily plastered leg. Baby Anthony in his crib with his sister Fiona looking on, then a visit by the district nurse and bath time in the bathroom sink for Anthony. Mr Burrill on a motorised go-cart while Fiona watches at trackside. Opening Christmas presents then Anthony in a swing chair and Fiona riding a tricycle. Family holidays in Luzern in Switzerland, the Isle of Man and Spain are followed by Anthony's 1st birthday party with children sat around a food laden table. Fiona opening Christmas presents and then her 4th birthday party, cutting the cake and playing in the garden. More holiday scenes in Mallorca are followed by an 8th birthday party. | |||
| [STEAM TRAINS AND CONSTRUCTION SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1965-9 Film Number: 11050 | |||
| The film begins with shots of steam trains moving through industrial landscapes, and going through Widnes Central Station. There are then construction scenes of what appears to be a new motorway. We also see an old bridge being demolished. We see various steam trains in different locations, including Dinting and Huddersfield. There are shots of the trains steaming along the tracks, and also shots of the moving scenery shot from the front window of the train. We also see shots of Besses o' th' Barn train station. We see a track maintenance machine in operation. There are shots of a LNER steam train. The film ends with views of the British Transport Museum and of steam trains in sidings. | |||
| [THE DEMPSEYS IN SCOTLAND] | |||
| Date: 1965-9 Film Number: 12185 | |||
| In this film we see Mr and Mrs Dempsey on holiday in Scotland. They visit Edinburgh Castle and we see them driving over the Forth Bridge. There are shots of them out walking and picking heather. Back home we see Mrs Dempsey in the garden with a puppy. | |||
| [BULLFIGHT IN SPAIN] | |||
| Date: *1970 Film Number: 3726 | |||
| Spanish holiday scenes. General views of houses, balconies, bridges and a valley. The family are seen sitting at a pavement cafe and visiting an orange grove where women are seen wrapping and packing the fruit. This is followed by extended and quite explicit footage of bullfighting. More general beach and countryside scenes follow - people in a paddleboat; football on the beach; walking along rocky pathways and up to a monastery or remote village; relaxing at the poolside writing postcards. | |||
| [MACCLESFIELD TOWN HOMECOMING AND SEASIDE SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1965-70 Film Number: 11124 | |||
| The film opens with scenes of Robert playing with a dog in a field, and then we see Macclesfield Town FC's homecoming, possibly for winning the FA Trophy in 1970. There are large crowds of spectators waving flags and other football memorabilia while policemen guard the barriers. The team arrive on an open top bus and take turns to hold up the cup. We then see the Medley kids eating outdoors on deckchairs. This is followed by scenes of children playing in Sowcar Brook in Bollington. The adults sit on the banks of the brook with picnic baskets while the children play.There follows scenes of New Brighton with Bob and Sue, we see the family at a fairground, on the beach and having a picnic on the street. There are also scenes from Scarborough. We see views of the sea front, beach, harbour and Scarborough Castle. Children watch a Punch and Judy show, and people ride horses on the beach. We see a performing dolphin show with crowds of spectators, and shots of penguins and chimps. Then there are shots of the family on the beach. We see a river with rowing boats, and crowds of people sat on the banks. There are also model planes and boats. The family play on rocks on the beach, and there are street scenes of Scarborough. We then see the family on a coach, and then scenes from Southport. We see the family on the beach and at a fairground. The film ends with the children posing for a group photograph. | |||
| [COMMUNITY AND FAMILY EVENTS] | |||
| Date: 1965-70 Film Number: 11132 | |||
| The film opens with an open air community event. People eat ice creams bought from a nearby ice cream van and some people drink pints of beer. There are children's running and sack races and they bob for apples and eat current buns hanging from ropes (hot cross buns?). We then see a birthday celebration. People sit down to a meal, they have plates of meat and vegetables and the men drink pints of beer. The plates are cleared away and cups of tea are distributed and some people drink sherry. We then see a party with people sitting around talking and drinking. Flowers are presented to the lady whose birthday it is, and she cuts a large cake with lots of candles on it. We then see Peter and Pat's wedding. The guests arrive, followed by the bridesmaids and then the bride. After the wedding people mill about, the wedding party pose for photos and confetti is thrown. The bride and groom leave by car, and then the rest of the guests leave too. We then see the wedding reception, we see the guests seated at their tables and the cutting of the wedding cake. | |||
| [FIDDLERS FERRY POWER STATION CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1965-71 Film Number: 11045 | |||
| Scenes from the construction of Fiddlers Ferry Power Station. We see construction work taking place at the site. There are scenes from the journeys of extremely large parts of the plant which are being transported to the construction site through Shropshire and Cheshire. They are transported by road, often on narrow roads through town centres, and we see how they are able to manoeuvre the vehicles to get through. They are accompanied by a police escort. There are also shots of various HGVs in other locations such as Northallerton. The film ends with shots of ships on the canal being loaded with vehicles. | |||
| [SADDLEWORTH EVENTS] | |||
| Date: *1965-74 Film Number: 10687 | |||
| A Whitsuntide walk with religious banners, brass bands, children with their mothers, boys' brigade, scouts and guides. Groups of cub scouts march to a park and then gather at a bus station and load their kit onto the bus. A funfair in a park with the crowning of Miss Saddleworth carnival queen followed by a fancy dress parade, majorettes dancing and marching brass bands. Still at the carnival we see a fencing demonstration, a Scottish pipe band, model aeroplanes, three legged cricket and sedan chair races in a shallow river. The Saddleworth carnival parade with decorated floats, marching bands and morris dancers. At the carnival showground on a school playing field we have a police motorbike display team and parachutists landing. | |||
| [COUNTRYSIDE; PISA; FAMILY SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1966-74 Film Number: 10938 | |||
| A compilation of scenes. The film opens with shots of a Threlfall's pub 'The Queens Hotel' and the surrounding streets. We see shots from a moving vehicle and then there are countryside scenes, we see the countryside landscapes followed by shots of men drinking outside a country pub. We see preparations for an event. A man chops wood for a large bonfire and there are marquees in a field. There are shots of the coast, a beach and some horses in a field. Next there are scenes from Italy where we see the Leaning Tower of Pisa. There are British holiday scenes, we see a family in a playground playing on the swings, see-saw and roundabout. Finally there are family scenes in the garden and a brief shot of Jodrell Bank at dusk. | |||
| [FARMING, TARMAC LAYING AND HEAVY HAULAGE SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1965-75 Film Number: 11047 | |||
| The film opens with scenes from Bold in the rural district of Whiston. We see children on a country lane and then there are farming scenes showing horse-drawn vehicles and steam traction engines put to a variety of uses in farming. The farming scenes include ploughing, haymaking, threshing and removing felled trees. There are tarmac laying and rolling scenes, various scenes of heavy haulage, an industrial workshop and shots of a heavy vehicle being loaded on to a ship. We see shots of Great Sankey. There are also shots of North Wales scenery and of assorted steam engines in varying states of repair. The film ends with shots of fairground rides being transported by road. | |||
| [STEAM TRACTION ENGINE RALLY] | |||
| Date: 1965-75 Film Number: 11048 | |||
| Scenes from a steam traction engine rally in Cheshire. People wander around looking at everything there is to see. We see a variety of steam traction engines, we see them being driven, on display, and in use in different capacities such as threshing. There are other historic vehicles on display including vintage cars, motorbikes and a penny farthing. We also see mechanical organs, including the Marenghi Mechanical Organ and the Aeolian Orchestrelle Organ. There are model traction engines on display, and a miniature one giving rides to the people at the rally. | |||
| [MANCHESTER TO HARROGATE RALLY AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1965-75 Film Number: 11049 | |||
| Historic vehicle scenes. The film opens with shots of various historic buses and trolley buses on display and in action. This is followed by scenes from the 'Historic Commercial Vehicle Run' from London to Brighton. We also see a wide variety of historic vehicles taking part in the Manchester to Harrogate Rally and there are more historic vehicles on display at the St. Helens Show in Sherdley Park. We also see an air balloon and people riding on a charabanc. | |||
| OUR FAMILY | |||
| Date: *1965-85 Film Number: 10617 | |||
| The Garner children playing in the street with a little girl on a scooter then buying ice creams from a Grannelis' ice cream van A little boy on a children's roundabout followed by girls on the swings and slide. Rowing boats and canoes on the Queens Park boating lake then children in the paddling pool. Boys play rough in the garden then a game of rounders with grandad and mother. After a ride on a ghost train the Garner children play with their toys at Christmas then a teenage boy walking the dog in a park. An outdoor religious service followed by a Whit Walk with churches from Bury, then gardening scenes and a boy with a lizard. A passing out parade featuring Marines marching on a parade ground with a brass band. The Garners playing darts and wearing masks in the garden followed by light aircraft at Manchester Airport and the family in the park. | |||
| [HAYMAKING, WEDDING] | |||
| Date: 1965-69/79 Film Number: 7764 | |||
| Haymaking on the Wild family farm in Grimsargh, plus a wedding at Grimsargh Church. There are opening scenes of hay being cut, turned, raked and baled with the help of tractors and machinery. Bales are loaded onto a trailer and taken to a barn. The Wild boys feed treats to a dog, help their mother feed calves and play football in the yard. There are exterior shots of farm buildings and brief snow scenes around the farm. Ends with shots of a wedding (believed to be Philip and Lynn) at Grimsargh Church, with the bride arriving at the church gates and photographs being taken of the wedding party. | |||
| [ST ALBAN'S CHURCH ACTIVITIES - 1966-68] | |||
| Date: 1966-8 *1965/72 Film Number: 4247 | |||
| The grave of Cannon Joseph McEnery (d. 24/3/1966) is seen in the churchyard of St Alban's Church, Blackburn, followed by children due to take their first Communion entering the Church on 1 May 1966. The Annual Whit Walks from 1966, 1967 and 1968 are seen, and a group of people are seen singing hymns outside the church. | |||
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