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| [SALFORD HOUSING - BEFORE AND AFTER] | |||
| Date: c1968-9 Film Number: 3355 | |||
| Scenes shot around newly built blocks of flats in Salford - residents stand on the balconies of their flats talking to each other. There are scenes of construction on Salford's streets, and some footage of children playing around old terraces in Salford. The film ends with a house being demolished. | |||
| [GLADSTONE STREET, SALFORD] | |||
| Date: c1968-9 Film Number: 3357 | |||
| Scenes shot on and around Gladstone Street in Salford - two little girls play on the street, a young mother passes by with her baby, and there are shots of local shops. | |||
| [SEWING FACTORY AND FIRES] | |||
| Date: c1968-9 Film Number: 3361 | |||
| Footage of women cutting up cloth in a sewing factory, followed by a shot of a sunset behind a set of chimneys. There is brief footage of a fire, with firefighters setting up a hose, and another shot of a group of lads playing cricket in front of a gasometer. | |||
| HOW THAT GLITTERING TAKETH ME | |||
| Date: c1968-9 Film Number: 3864 | |||
| Drama made by students at Sir John Deane College in Northwich. A couple are walking in the forest - the girl is approached by a man in a bathrobe, who leads her away. The rest of the film involves her having dream-like encounters with a variety of men (cowboys, gangsters, cultists) before returning to her boyfriend (the preceding adventures presumably being a dream or fantasy of some kind). | |||
| [LIFE ON THE CANAL AT NORTHWICH] | |||
| Date: *1968-9 Film Number: 3893 | |||
| Footage shot on the canal at Northwich, with teams of rowers from Sir John Deane's College, an underwater search team dragging the canal and shots of a boatyard. There is footage of a building being demolished, shots of lock gates in operation and a view of a dredger. | |||
| HOLIDAY IN WALES; CHRISTMAS 1968 | |||
| Date: 1968/9 Film Number: 4549 | |||
| The Collin family are seen on holiday at the Gimblet Rock Caravan Camp in Pwllheli - on the beach and at the swimming pool. Back at home in Oldham, the Collins' children are seen washing the car and playing with their presents on Christmas Day in 1968. Richard Collin is seen as a baby with his mother, brother and sister, and at Whitsun in 1969, the family is seen in the garden at home. | |||
| [SCOTTISH SCENERY; CONFIRMATION] | |||
| Date: 1968/9 Film Number: 4857 | |||
| Scottish scenes of a loch and ferry are followed by exterior views of a large detached house. At a confirmation party a group of smartly dressed adults and children, including Yvonne Doherty and her son Richard, are seen in a garden drinking tea. The Bishop arrives and is seen chatting with various people. | |||
| [GUIDE AND SCOUT CAMPS] | |||
| Date: 1968/9 Film Number: 5050 | |||
| The first section shows scouts and guides at the Ynysgain camp in Criccieth, North Wales, where activities include reading, sunbathing, horse riding, hoopla and archery. They also visit a castle. Next, we see a scout trip to Coniston Water where the boys have a go at canoeing, and cook a meal back at the Coniston Hall campsite. A group of teenage boys go to Hulton Park near Bolton where they build and climb rope bridges and zip wires. Finally, there is a brief clip filmed from the television. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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| CHRISTMAS 1968 [AND CHESHIRE SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1968-9 Film Number: 5086 | |||
| Hilda and Roy Garner spend Christmas at home and visit Jodrell Bank on Boxing Day. In February 1969 they watch people sledging and ice skating at The Carrs, Wilmslow. In Spring they admire the flowers in Peover and Prestbury and go for a walk in Nether Alderley. They visit Adlington Hall and St Mary's Church in Nether Alderley, where they also see the flour mill, and return to Peover to see the daffodils. They feed the ducks and watch the yachts on Redes Mere, watch the Rushbearing service at Forest Chapel, walk to the 'Bottom of the Oven' and Wildboarclough and view the ruins of Errwood Hall while walking in the Goyt Valley. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [BICKERSHAW - CHRISTMAS, WALKING DAY AND LABOUR CLUB] | |||
| Date: 1968/9 Film Number: 6535 | |||
| Brief views taken from inside moving car are followed by scenes at the Rigby family home in Bickershaw on Christmas Eve - the children are seen playing the piano and going to bed. Scenes from Christmas Day, with the children opening presents, eating dinner with their mother and playing with toys. There is a visit to grandma's house, views of the Bickershaw Walking Day and there are scenes from the Christmas social event at Bickershaw Labour Club with a singer and game of bingo. | |||
| [SUTTON WHIT WALK, PILKINGTON'S GALA PARADE AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1968-9 Film Number: 7321 | |||
| Compilation reel featuring the Henderson family - domestic and garden scenes are followed by family trips to Southport, Lake Windermere and the zoo. After shots of a Whit Walk through Sutton, there is extensive footage of the Pilkington Gala parade which includes carnival floats and banners representing different companies and works. At the St Helens Show at Sherdley Park, there are displays of sheep-herding and cavalry. Concludes with further family scenes in the garden, collecting heather in the hills, and visiting the coast. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [JILLIAN - THE EARLY YEARS] | |||
| Date: *1968/9 Film Number: 6325 | |||
| Footage relating to the Thompson family, mainly concentrating on the first few years in the life of Jillian Thompson. Jillian is seen as a baby and toddler - at Christmas, playing with the cat, in the garden, at her first birthday party and on the beach with her parents. Other scenes include the cutting down of a large tree next to a busy road, Mr Thompson's Hi-Fi shop in the snow and the family's relocation from Grasscroft near Oldham to Hale. | |||
| [LAND'S END] | |||
| Date: c1968 Film Number: 3698 | |||
| Cornish holiday footage. The Wintrobe family are seen walking about in a town, probably Penzance, and at Land's End. There are scenes of an outdoor bathing pool, and, at Land's End, shots of a Norman church, Celtic cross, the 'first and last house in England' and a signpost to points around the world. The family are seen eating ice cream; mum and daughters playing on the grass, general views of the cliffs and sea. At Carbis Bay Beach they are seen sunbathing and reading comics ('Mandy'). There are views of the sea, bays, a fishing boat and cars in a car park. | |||
| [GOING TO ST. IVES] | |||
| Date: *1968 Film Number: 3699 | |||
| Opening shots of a car packed up to go on holiday - a loaded roof rack and the Wintrobe girls sitting in the car. We then follow the family on their journey to Cornwall through the Clifton Gorge and Suspension Bridge. They stop for a picnic near the roadside: general views of the countryside and cars passing by. We see a map of St Ives and views of the town - the main road; harbour; traffic in the narrow streets; buses; the family wandering about the town and on the crowded beach. The girls paddle in the sea and play in the sand; beach huts can be seen in the distance. | |||
| [WINTROBE BLACKPOOL HOLIDAY] | |||
| Date: c1968 Film Number: 3702 | |||
| Opening shots of children lined up on stage of Blackpool pier, followed by scenes of Wintrobe family on the pier, children on dodgem cars, general shots of town. We then see the children in a back garden, playing with a beachball, possibly at the hotel. Some interiors; a kitchen and sitting room, and a shot of an theatre programme with Sid James on the cover. | |||
| [THE POWER OF PROGRESS] | |||
| Date: *1968/69 Film Number: 5608 | |||
| Shots include tree felling, road works, the countryside, local roads and amenities in Clitheroe from the perspective of a moving car. The film focuses on local changes, with assistance from a character with a telescope. Traffic is busy and workers construct the Whalley-Clitheroe bypass. A farmer works and watches the construction's progress. Visitors explore Whalley Abbey and its grounds. There are shots of local cottages, a cemetery, and the River Ribble. Inside a house, amateur film makers record musicians as they sing and play guitars. The character enters and assists film makers, who work to sort, prepare and show the film and sound recordings. | |||
| [ROSES, HAWKSHEAD AND BOWLS] | |||
| Date: *1968/69 Film Number: 8790 | |||
| Close ups of roses in a garden, window shopping in Hawkshead in the Lake District and a crown green bowls match. | |||
| [HOLIDAYS IN DEVON AND CUMBRIA] | |||
| Date: 1968/9 Film Number: 10667 | |||
| Scenes from a family holiday at Louville Holiday Park in Brixham, including a visit to Babbacombe Model Village, also family holiday scenes in the Lake District. The reel ends with several women and girls larking around and dancing in a garden. | |||
| [CANAL; RAILWAY] | |||
| Date: *1968/9 Film Number: 10696 | |||
| A young woman walks by a canal and a railway bridge, derelict canal side buildings and an old disused railway line viewed from the embankment. Countryside views with a diesel train passing by, views of a forest and ducks mating on the canal. | |||
| [CHRISTMAS DANCING AND WALKING DAY] | |||
| Date: 1968-9 Film Number: 10701 | |||
| The film opens with scenes of people dancing in a living room, there are a large amount of people in a very confined space. They dance briefly in the kitchen too. We then see scenes from a Walking Day in St Helens. We see the St. Nicholas Church, Sutton, parade go by. We see choirboys, clergymen, Sunday school children, a women's group, a brass band and the boys brigade band walk by. | |||
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