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| AROUND AND ABOUT ST ANDREWS CHURCH CLEVELEYS 1967 | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 9611 | |||
| Brownies, girl guides and boys scouts can be seen outside St Andrews Parish Church in Cleveleys. A sign reads 'willing hands make time for others' as well as signs for Christian Aid Week, volunteers hold a fund-raising car wash. A sign reads 'Dick Turpin went by horse The Youth and Young in Heart chose "Abbotts"'. A group of people board a Abbotts of Blackpool coach, they stop off at The Coronation at Horton Bridge. The group arrive in York and go sightseeing including visiting the Castle Museum. A home-made title card reads 'Mothers visit the Ruins at Whalley.' A group of ladies wait outside St Andrews Church the board the bus to Whalley. When they arrive they visit Whalley Abbey. The film ends with a home-made title card that reads 'The Whit Walk that Wasn't' followed by scenes of a brass band taking part in the Whit Walk. Adults and children can be seen exiting St Andrews Parish church. | |||
| [CLEVELEY PROCESSION; SUNDAY SCHOOL QUEEN] | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 9612 | |||
| Outside St Andrews Parish Church in Cleveleys, children prepare to take part in the whit walk. The brass band walk down the street followed by the clergymen, the procession Queen and mothers with young children. In the next scene we see the crowning of the Sunday School Queen. Outside the church the adults enjoy tea and cake while the children play games. In the next scene we see a group of women waiting for the coach which then takes them to St Stephen on the Cliffs Church in Blackpool. Outside the church the ladies each hold different banners and take part in the procession. | |||
| [HOUSE MOVING] | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 9745 | |||
| A family hang a sold sign outside their house, they pack the car and drive to their new home in Heywood. | |||
| [RADCLIFFE WHIT WALK 1967 & HOLIDAY] | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 9828 | |||
| A Whit Walk through the streets of Radcliffe with children, church banners, clergymen, boy scouts and mothers with prams. Denise and relatives on a seaside holiday with Denise rock pooling on an unknown beach | |||
| THE WORKING GAME - AN IMPRESSION OF APPRENTICE LIFE | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 9914 | |||
| Showing the opportunities for apprentices at Vickers Barrow shipyard this film includes classroom, foundry, railway yard and office scenes as well as hiking in the hills and overseas trips | |||
| CENTENARY | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 9915 | |||
| This film narrated by Anthony Quayle shows the history of the Vickers Group of industrial companies in their centenary year of 1967. In a mixture of archival and contemporary film it shows the range of products that the company have manufactured over the century focussing primarily on the ship building, aircraft and armaments industry. This film contains a small amount of local material, shipyard scenes and the launch of the British Admiral tanker in Barrow | |||
| [THE OPENING OF THE CHESHIRE POLICE HEADQUARTERS 1967] | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 10008 | |||
| The opening of the Cheshire Police Headquarters. We see the Duchess of Gloucester inspecting the police officers as they stand to attention, the police dogs are also there for inspection. We then see the Duchess inside the headquarters as police officers man the telephones. | |||
| [THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER OPENS THE CHESHIRE POLICE HEADQUARTERS 1967] | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 10009 | |||
| The opening of the Cheshire Police Headquarters. The film opens with a shot of the headquarters. Policemen stand to attention next to their police motorcycles. The Duchess of Gloucester unveils a plaque commemorating the opening of the headquarters and we then see office where police officers are manning the telephones. | |||
| [ISLE OF MAN HOLIDAY] | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 10075 | |||
| The Shaw family enjoy a holiday on the Isle of Man beginning with a large congregation sat on a hill for an outdoor religious service with the children singing hymns. The children play in an arcade then on the beach at Douglas. They feed the pigeons before going on a narrow gauge railway journey and visiting the Laxey Wheel. After scenes with Manx Cats and views of the mountains the children play on go-karts, sail boats in a pool and depart on a ferry from the port at Douglas | |||
| [HOLIDAY IN GREAT YARMOUTH] | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 10358 | |||
| Scenes from a family holiday in Great Yarmouth; locations include a caravan site, the beach, the snail ride at Joyland, and there are aerial shots of the seafront. There is also a boat trip out on the Broads, and the reel ends with a woman and two boys playing in a suburban garden. | |||
| [GREAT YARMOUTH AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 10359 | |||
| Scenes from a family holiday in Great Yarmouth; locations include a caravan site, the beach, Joyland on the seafront, and a small zoo with a few caged animals on display. The reel ends with children playing and running around in a garden. | |||
| [SCOTLAND, ORKNEY & SHETLAND] | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 10414 | |||
| Salmon jumping out of a Scottish lake then views from a light aircraft flying over the Shetland Isles. Streetscenes in Lerwick with sail boats, fishermen landing their catch and seagulls fighting over a fish. Clifftop views of the coastline then a ferryboat to one of the surrounding islands for bird watching. | |||
| [BOYS' BRIGADE CAMPING SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 10458 | |||
| Boys' Brigade camping scenes with the boys erecting tents, peeling vegatables, eating and swimming and diving into a small outdoor pool. A religious service with the boys singing hymns then a first aid demonstration followed by the brigade in full uniform marching behind a pair of drummers. Line fishing for mackerel off Teignmouth in Devon then cooking the fish back at camp followed by a game of cricket. The boys on the beach and canoeing then the older boys brushing their teeth and getting dressed up for a night out. | |||
| FUN DAY 1967 | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 10506 | |||
| A little girl falls in the mud and cries, so begins the preparations for the very wet and muddy Burnley Fun Day Carnival. We see stalls and floats being decorated on the morning of the carnival. On a very wet day the carnival parade through the centre of Burnley begins with floats, marching bands and children in fancy dress collecting money for charity. Various groups are involved in the parade such as the Boys and Girls Brigade, Cub Scouts and Sea cadets. At the very muddy carnival show ground people help to move cars that have got stuck and despite the conditions attempt to enjoy themselves with various activities such as football, archery and rope slides. The film ends with the Mayor presenting trophies. | |||
| OUR WEDDING AT GRIMSARGH PARISH CHURCH ON MARTH 27TH 1967 | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 10564 | |||
| Scenes from the marriage of Melita Ann Carsley to Richard William Mason at Grimsargh Parish Church on March 27th 1967. The groom, the bridesmaids, and finally the bride are filmed leaving home. There are general views of the church and shots of the guests arriving. We see the bride entering the church, and then the newly married couple coming out. They pose for photos, the guests throw confetti and then we see the couple being driven away from the church. | |||
| [A TRIP TO CHESTER ZOO] | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 10565 | |||
| Scenes from a trip to Chester Zoo. We see children getting on to a coach with some accompanying adults. They arrive at the zoo and there are shots of various zoo animals and birds. We see the kids looking at the items they have bought in the gift shop before they get on the coach to go home. There are shots of scenery filmed from the window of the moving coach as they approach their home at Grimsargh. | |||
| [GRIMSARGH FIELD DAY AND WILD FAMILY SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 10568 | |||
| A compilation of scenes from the Wild family. The film opens with scenes from the Grimsargh Field Day. There is a band, dance troupes and people walking in fancy dress. We see brief scenes from the carnival field on the village green. We then see the Wild boys on the farm with their father. One of the boys helps his father rake up the grass for hay, and then we see him petting a donkey and walking a dalmation puppy on a lead. There are scenes with cows, a mother feeds her calf and one of the boys pets the cows. We see a white rabbit eating a carrot on the grass, and then one of the boys performs a magic trick and makes the rabbit appear from a box. We then see holiday scenes from Ffrith Beach in Prestatyn. The three boys ride boats on a boating lake and have fun on the roundabout, slides and other fairground rides. They also play golf and enjoy donkey rides on the beach. | |||
| [GREENFIELD; SADDLEWORTH FESTIVAL 1967] | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 10681 | |||
| Views of the hills above the village of Greenfield near Saddleworth then snowy hillsides and cattle in a snowy field. A group of adults in historical costume dressed as Cavaliers, then a group of women chat and drink tea at Christmas. Digging out the snow drifts in Saddleworth then children sledging. A couple building a model of a country house possibly Chatswoth then sailing on Dovestone Reservoir and a naval cadets band marching past. Ballroom dancing is followed by a parade with marching bands, girl guides, cub scouts and Mayors. Views of a crowded theatre bar and kitchen followed by a local industry exhibition. On the first day of the festival we see chefs cooking burgers and a prizegiving for the cub scouts followed by a brass band marching through Saddleworth. | |||
| [PILKINGTON BROTHERS GALA] | |||
| Date: 1967 Film Number: 10699 | |||
| Scenes from the Pilkington Brothers Gala. We see a procession go by with floats and people in fancy dress. There follow scenes from the carnival field where people wander round the stalls and fairground rides. | |||
| [AFTER DEBRA’S CHRISTENING AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1967 Film Number: 10705 | |||
| Compilation reel: family members in Manchester city centre after a Christening; domestic scenes at Christmas; children playing inside and outside. The reel ends with a Whit Walk procession. | |||
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