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Record 7256 – 7275 of 11241
| [CHRISTMAS DAY 1967] | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 8200 | |||
| Alex and Liz Dowd open and then play with their Christmas presents including dolls, a xylophone and a ride on car. | |||
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| [KAY'S CHRISTENING 1967] | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 7910 | |||
| Scenes from baby Kay's christening. We see her in the bath, and then the christening party depart home and arrive at the church. We see the family at home in the garden, some family members then depart and the rest of the family wave them off in their car. We also see a young boy playing in the street and in the garden. | |||
| [LYMM MOTOR CYCLE TRIAL; FAMILY AT HOME] | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 8373 | |||
| Steven and his mother (Gwyn) watch as Steven's Father (John) takes part in the Lymm motorcycle trial. Steven sits in the car and eats his sandwiches. Family scenes at home in Grappenhall during Christmas with grandmother, Gwyn, Steven and baby Philip. Gwyn gives the boys a bath before their bedtime. The film ends with trick photography featuring a lion soft toy and tube of Smarties spelling out Steven's names. | |||
| [BIRTHDAY PARTY, LLANDUDNO AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 8523 | |||
| A compilation of scenes from the Gorton family. We see men out in the countryside on a fishing trip and shots of a waterfall. A group of children are at a birthday party, we see them wearing their party hats in the garden. We see children playing in the garden, and adults play in the garden with a cat and some kittens. Children ride tricycles and scooters in the street, and two children play with a toy gun. There is a family holiday to Llandudno, we see the family enjoying themselves on the beach, the pier and on fairground rides. We see the family outside the Bella Vista bed and breakfast, and there are shots of Conwy Castle. The film ends with scenes from a wedding, we see the wedding party posing for photographs before and after the ceremony. | |||
| [CHILD’S PLAY AT CHRISTMAS] | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 8963 | |||
| A woman and her baby play on the floor with toys at Christmas; the baby jumps around in a door bouncer. The woman and baby are then seen with an older boy, playing on the dining room table. The reel ends with shots of a 21st birthday cake. | |||
| [ALL SAINTS CHURCH FETE] | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 8964 | |||
| Scenes from an outdoor fete at All Saints Church in Daresbury, including a queue of people waiting to enter, marquees and stalls with various games, and a children’s fancy dress parade. There is also a shot of the font where Lewis Carroll was baptised. | |||
| CARNIVAL DAY | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 9251 | |||
| Scenes from the 1967 Whitworth Carnival. We see the carnival parade, including the carnival queen, rose queens, marching bands, fancy dress and dance troupes. This is followed by scenes of the local life and area shot in and around Whitworth, including shots of Taylor Street and The Red Lion pub | |||
| PARADE OF VETERANS | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 9360 | |||
| Scenes from the Manchester to Blackpool Veteran and Vintage car rally sponsored by The Daily Telegraph. We see the cars arriving at the finish line in Blackpool and parading past the camera. As part of the entertainment we have a parachute display team landing on the parade ground and a fly past by three acrobatic aeroplanes. The film ends with more cars arriving and large crowds inspecting the vehicles. | |||
| SCRAMBLE | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 9361 | |||
| Preparing and starting the bikes in the centre of the track for a motorcross race. The race begins over rough terain including deep mud on a cross country track on the outskirts of Preston. We see the race from various points on the race track to the finish line including groups of spectators who are close to the action. | |||
| [PEDAL POWERED GO-KART RACES AT SKEGNESS, 1967] | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 9383 | |||
| The film opens with scenes of a well packed van travelling down the road before we see scouts eating their breakfast. We then see a pedal powered go-kart race on the promenade at Skegness. This is followed by a parade of the scouts and their go-karts with a scout marching band. The film ends with a prize giving ceremony for the winners. | |||
| [DERBYSHIRE; WALES; CHESTER ZOO; RINGWAY AIRPORT] | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 9524 | |||
| Family out and about with their dogs in the Manifold Valley and various locations in Derbyshire. Caravanning holiday in Wales; a visit to Chester Zoo; Ringway Airport. The film ends with sledging in the Carrs. | |||
| HODSON'S CHOICE | |||
| Date: *1967 Film Number: 9850 | |||
| A promotional film for Hodson Machinery of Bury, Lancashire who specialise in machinery for the rubber industry. We see the owner Ron Hodson and his brother Derek looking over plans, then the drawing office and engineering scenes. We follow part of a rubber mill through various stages of rebuilding such as milling, fabricating and welding. The rebuilt mill is then thoroughly tested before being transported to any world-wide destination. The film ends with scenes of a rebuilt rubber mill at work for Hondura Ltd in Keighley in Yorkshire. | |||
| [PUG ON TOUR -REELS 1] | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 10107 | |||
| A film of the travels of preserved steam locomotive Pug 51218 from the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway to operate an enthusiast tour around lines in the Rochdale area on 19th February 1967 and to work on loan at the Brown and Poulson factory in Trafford Park, Manchester. The engine is on display on a lorry at Rochdale Fire Station and taken to Newton Heath loco shed to begin its tours and period on hire at the Factory. | |||
| [PUG ON TOUR -REEL 2] | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 10108 | |||
| Views of Pug Steam loco 51218 at work at the Brown and Poulson factory in Trafford Park, Manchester and on enthusiast tours around the Manchester Ship Canal company railway network along with preserved former Manchester Ship Canal Railway loco 67 on 21st May and 29th October 1967. | |||
| UP THE CREEK | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 10519 | |||
| A short comedy film with a man enjoying a picnic, he discovers a wishbone in his sandwich so he makes a wish. Suddenly an inept wizard appears and after several attempts grants him his wish of turning water into petrol He does this on the understanding that the man does not sell the magic wand. On the journey home the man meets a fellow motorist that has run out of petrol. He shows him the magic wand which the motorist buys only for the man to discover it was the wizard after all! He then makes his car disappear. | |||
| JASON AND THE GOLDEN FISH | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 10524 | |||
| A short drama beginning at a funfair where Jason hooks a duck and wins a goldfish in a jar. At home Jason carries the goldfish everywhere with him even to bed. In the morning Jason visits his Gran but on the way home a passer-by bumps into him and he drops the jar and the fish is lost. Jason is distraught so his parents visit the fair and win him another fish which they give him for his birthday. | |||
| [VICKERS CENTENARY GALA 10TH JUNE 1967] | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 11011 | |||
| The Vickers Centenary Gala on 10th June 1967, held at Vickers Sports Club in Hawcoat Park in Barrow begins with two men sat on a pole pillow fighting above a pool of water. A gymnastic team tumbling and trampolining in front of a large crowd of spectators. Chefs basting and cutting an ox roast as people queue to be fed. Match action from a ladies' football match between the engineers and shipbuilders. Majorettes dance with pom-poms followed by a tug-of-war, then underexposed footage of couples dancing to a band. After a firework display we have a procession led by Highland pipers through the streets of Barrow to and from a large church. The film ends with a parachute display team landing onto the sports ground. | |||
| CENTENARY PAGEANT, CRAVEN PARK, JUNE 12TH-16TH 1967 | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 11012 | |||
| Scenes from the Vickers' Centenary Pageant, 12th-16th June 1976. A Highland pipe band lead the Vickers' parade through the streets of Barrow followed by performers in Victorian costumes. A helicopter takes off from Craven Park then scenes from the pageant watched by a crowd sat in the stands. The show includes marching bands, a horse drawn carriage, children's races and Highland dancing. | |||
| FACES AND PLACES | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 11087 | |||
| A compilation of films taken in and around Frizington in Cumbria and a trip to Scotland. Lakeland scenes are followed by a snowy bungalow and countryside. A crane lifting and moving a stone column then men tarmacking the bungalows driveway and laying ornamental bricks in the garden. 'Frizzington Tigers versus ?' a men v women football match on a very muddy pitch! A journey on the Eskdale and Ravenglass miniature railway is followed by a carnival parade with decorated floats, marching bands and fancy dress. A man on a scooter and a tractor ploughing a field are followed by a handful of baby mice The film ends with a visit to Feugh Bridge and Crathie Parish Church in Scotland with distant views of Balmoral. | |||
| [BARTON AIR SHOW] | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 11643 | |||
| Scenes from Barton Air Show with various aeroplanes including the Red Arrows flying past a large crowd of spectators. The film ends with brief shots of a military tank display. | |||
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