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| CHRISTMAS 1968 AND OTHER SCENES | |||
| Date: 1968-72 Film Number: 12224 | |||
| Family scenes from the Leach family, the film opens with scenes from Christmas 1968. We see Andrew with his new toys and the family pulling crackers at their Christmas dinner. This is followed by snow scenes. Andrew plays on tricycle in the snow covered garden, accompanied by the dog. There are scenes from what appears to be a playgroup. Children play on slides and swings inside in a classroom like area. There are beach scenes, the children play on the beach and in dinghies. We see views from the window of a moving steam train. The train arrives in Porthmadog and we see the family exploring the area. This is followed by scenes from Conwy, where the family visit the Smallest House and the castle. The family visit an outdoor pool and a zoo and then there are scenes from another family Christmas. The extended family are all in the living room. They open their presents and the children play. Later we see women dancing. | |||
| MERSEY GOLF CLUBS | |||
| Date: 1968-77 Film Number: 3785 | |||
| Footage of golfers at courses in the South Manchester area - Lymm, Northenden, Withington, Didsbury, Sale, Flixton, and Chorlton. There are also scenes of the construction of a new clubhouse at a course, and miscellaneous footage of children playing football and throwing stones into the river Mersey, and ships being loaded with cargo at Manchester docks. | |||
| [DUTCH SCENES & TWO WEDDINGS] | |||
| Date: *1968/9/73 Film Number: 6675 | |||
| Views shot around Amsterdam, featuring people strolling by the canals and aeroplanes at Schiphol Airport. Scenes from two weddings continue, including arrivals at the church, socialising at the reception and decorating a car with old tins for the farewell. | |||
| [SCHOOL SCENES AND MERSEY BOAT TRIP] | |||
| Date: 1968-74 Film Number: 3411 | |||
| Footage of Simmonswood County Primary School pupils playing and colouring-in in a temporary building (presumably after one of the fires which destroyed some of the school). There are shots of a football match on the school field - the victors receive a trophy. There is then footage of a boat trip down the Mersey to Liverpool Docks, a trip to the swimming baths, a day out at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, a brief view of the annual trip to the Isle of Man, and footage of a party at the school. | |||
| [GRIME FAMILY - WINDERMERE MOTOR BOAT RACING CLUB AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1968-74 Film Number: 5833 | |||
| Activities of the Windermere Motor Boat Racing Club from 1968 to 1974. There are other lake scenes, including water-skiing, as well as footage of Geoffery Grime driving his mother José in a veteran car. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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| [BUTLINS, WHIT WALK, ANGLESEY & DEVON] | |||
| Date: 1968-74 Film Number: 10278 | |||
| The Stark family on holiday at Butlins holiday camp enjoy a ride on the monorail with views over all of the camp followed by the girls on various children's funfair rides. On the beach the girls take donkey rides and then go paddling in the camps pools. A Whit Walk from St John's church in Flixton see the Stark girls in their Sunday best clothes. Children play in the garden on a slide and a tricycle. On a holiday in Anglesey we have views of a lighthouse and beach scenes from a holiday in Devon. | |||
| OUR BABY | |||
| Date: c1969-73 Film Number: 10588 | |||
| A baby girl has fun in the bath and then we see her sat in an armchair with her toys. We later see her in the garden in her pram. Her older sister pushes a doll in a toy pram, she gives the doll to the baby to play with. We later see two older girls, possibly the same girls when they are older, playing on a swing. | |||
| [SCOTLAND; RAF DISPLAY; PRESENTATION; GARDENS] | |||
| Date: *1968-76 Film Number: 3829 | |||
| Brief scenes of Edinburgh and the Forth Bridge. An RAF display, possibly in Heaton Park, including a dog display, aeroplanes and an overhead air display, featuring the Red Arrows. Brief Welsh scenes, including a visit to the town with the longest name in the world, Llanfairpwllgwynyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. A presentation ceremony for ballroom dancing. A family gathering, to celebrate a wedding or anniversary, with people eating, drinking and dancing. Ends with views of flower beds and various flower gardens, including Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester. | |||
| [MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL AND MARTIN FAMILY HOLIDAYS] | |||
| Date: 1968-79 Film Number: 7449 | |||
| Compilation of holiday films taken by the Martin family, including trips to Butlins in Pwllheli, Dartmouth, a barge holiday and a brief journey along the Manchester Ship Canal from Liverpool. Scenes at Butlins include the fairground, donkey derby, trampolining, redcoats, water-skiing, roller skating, swimming and boating. There are shots of children at the seaside and riding bikes at home. The barge holiday in Warwickshire sees the boat towed by a horse. On the ship canal trip there are views of the Liverpool waterfront, Eastham Locks and the Runcorn bridge. Ends with scenes of Dartmouth and Kingswear on the South Coast. | |||
| [HULME REDEVELOPMENT & PLAYGROUND SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1968-70/72-73 Film Number: 1282 | |||
| Scenes of the clearance and redevelopment of Hulme 1968-73. Includes shots of the demolition of terraced streets and the building and construction of new blocks of flats. Ends with views of Afro-Caribbean, Asian and white school children enjoying themselves together in the playground. | |||
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| [WEBSTER JUNIOR SCHOOLS TRIP TO CHESTER ZOO & SPORTS DAY] | |||
| Date: 1968-70/72/73/78 Film Number: 1274 | |||
| Scenes in and around Webster Junior School. Also includes a school trip to Chester Zoo, a sports day and a school play. | |||
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| [BROOK FAMILY HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OUT] | |||
| Date: 1968-70/2/6/8-9 Film Number: 4134 | |||
| Footage from several Brook family holidays in South Wales, the Lake District, Yorkshire and Scarborough, London and Newlyn in East Cornwall. The Scarborough holiday includes a visit to the model battleship display in Peasholm Park and the Brook's visit a canal in the Lakes. The film includes trips to Errwood Hall in the Goyt Valley, Chester and Haworth in Yorkshire. There is also footage of the two Brook boys on motorcycles in Marple and on space-hoppers on an earlier holiday. | |||
| [MANCHESTER FIRES 6] | |||
| Date: *1968/9/71 Film Number: 852 | |||
| Manchester fires - a rescue from a city centre scaffolded high rise building; extensive fire damage to Evans Bellhouse Timber Yard; fire in a gas main on Rochdale Road; a patient is rescued from the roof of Springfield Hospital; fire at a plastic storage warehouse on Booth Street. | |||
| [TIMPERLEY RIDING SCHOOL] / PLAYTIME IN THE POOL | |||
| Date: *1968/70 Film Number: 740 | |||
| Compilation of activities - scenes at Timperley Riding School and Urmston Pony Club; a crowded swimming pool at Windy Harbour caravan site in Singleton, Blackpool; a group of boys fishing; golf in Wythenshawe Park. | |||
| [RHYL 1968; PONTINS, HEYSHAM 1970] | |||
| Date: 1968/70 Film Number: 3584 | |||
| Scenes from two Edwardson family holidays. Mr Edwardson and his young daughter are seen on the beach in Rhyl 1968, building sandcastles and taking donkey rides. Also a holiday at Pontins, Heysham. The Edwardsons are seen arriving and at various places around the camp. Including the boating pool, the swimming pool and the playground, all featuring their young daughter. | |||
| [ON HOLIDAY AND AT HOME] | |||
| Date: 1968/70 Film Number: 4280 | |||
| The family are seen at the airport, on the plane and in the hotel on a holiday to Tenerife. There are scenes from a Wedgewood Pottery demonstration for the English Speaking Union, and there are experiments with a red filter on the camera lens - featuring a woman, a miniature railway and a rose. Fire engines are seen outside Pauldens Store in Manchester, and there is a detailed demonstration of an Elna sewing machine. The father is seen painting one of the family business' vans (Sew Knit). The family take a holiday to Portugal in 1970, visiting Lisbon and the seaside, watching fisherman making nets. They are seen at home at Christmas, and there are scenes from 500cc car racing at Oulton Park with Stirling Moss. The father has a car accident near London and another accident with a overturned tanker is also seen. Mother "twists' in the bedroom, and vans are seen leaving Sew Knit, the family's business on Back Piccadilly in Manchester. | |||
| [WOOLACOMBE AND LOCH LOMOND] | |||
| Date: *1968/70-71 Film Number: 2539 | |||
| The White family are seen playing with their pet poodle in the garden. Includes shots of Carolyn and Rob bathing the dog, in a plastic tub, on the lawn. Also features winter scenes in the family's back garden - the children are seen building a snowman whilst the poodle runs around the lawn excitedly. Concludes with footage of an airshow at Woolacombe. The family are also seen sunbathing on a beach and rowing a boat across Loch Lomond. | |||
| [ISRAEL, GARDEN SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1968/71 Film Number: 6861 | |||
| A Moss family trip to Israel - the Negev desert is seen from the air, Lake Kinneret, Jerusalem and a number of shots showing wrecked buildings. Freda Moss and friends relax on the Herzliya sea front and the family are seen in Jerusalem at the Western (Wailing) Wall and at the Dome of the Rock. Back in England children attend Jonathan Salem's birthday party in Sale, where they are entertained by a puppeteer and a ventriloquist. The compilation ends with a Moss family gathering at their 'Amulree' home in 1968. | |||
| THE NURSERY SCHOOL, HOWARD STREET | |||
| Date: *1968/71 Film Number: 5615 | |||
| People refurbishing playground equipment and toys, whilst others garden and rebuild a section of wall at Howard Street nursery, Burnley. The workers pause for lunch and the work continues the next day, with painting, gardening, and people fixing toys. The workers stop for a meal and relax together. Curious children play on the refurbished playground equipment and watch as the gardening, and the laying of a flag floor, continue. At night, a Christmas party is held in the nursery, and couples dance, eat, drink and play games. Various acts in fancy dress take part in a talent show. | |||
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| [THE LAST DAYS OF STEAM; RAINHILL TRIALS 150TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS] | |||
| Date: 1968/79/80 Film Number: 11286 | |||
| The film opens with scenes from 1968 at Rainhill Railway Station. Crowds await the arrival of the last steam train that will depart the station. We then see a series of events from the Rainhill Trials 150th Anniversary Celebrations, running from 1979 to 1980, including Ken Dodd opening an event, the St. Anne's Church Flower Festival, and a model railway exhibition. There are scenes from the Grand Celebration Dance featuring the final of the Miss Rainhill Rocket Competition and Rainhill Open Scout Group presents a Railway Film Night showing archive film of steam trains. Events continue in reel 2, with more scenes from the Rainhill Trials 150th Anniversary Celebrations, including an opening event for the Rainhill Trials Exhibition at Rainhill Station and a procession of steam trains and steam engines steaming past crowds of spectators - one of the trains is the Flying Scotsman. More scenes of people looking around stalls at the event, and then we see the steam trains and engines again, this time going through Rainhill Station. | |||
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