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| [SICILY] | |||
| Date: *1970 Film Number: 6337 | |||
| Views around Sicily taken during a holiday taken by Richard and Jean Thompson. Includes village and harbour scenes, and views of Mount Etna and the coast. | |||
| MAYORESS'S CHARITY BALL | |||
| Date: 1970 Film Number: 6562 | |||
| Scenes from the 1970 Mayoress' Charity Ball at the Floral Hall, Southport, hosted by the Mayoress, Mrs B Eaton. A group of ladies are seen preparing the prizes for the tombola and raffle, and then there are scenes from the event itself. The official party arrives by limousine, and the Mayor and Mayoress are seen greeting guests. Views of ballroom dancing, people enjoying themselves and of the raffle being drawn. | |||
| [MOULTON CARNIVAL] | |||
| Date: *1970 Film Number: 6957 | |||
| Scenes from Moulton Carnival showing crowds watching carnival floats parading along village streets, people drinking in a pub and beer garden. Includes children in fancy dress aboard floats, dance troops and a Scottish band marching along through the village and down terraced streets. Continues with scenes in a field with the shots of a Carnival Queens in procession with their attendants, local villagers stand watching the ceremony and friends amongst the crowds are seen smiling at the camera. | |||
| [SCENES AT ELIZABETH GASKELL COLLEGE] | |||
| Date: 1970 Film Number: 7041 | |||
| Scenes showing student activities and teacher training at Elizabeth Gaskell College. Begins with exterior shots of the college, followed by students in the college library, common room and cafeteria. Institutional management students are seen taking classes in accounting, food science and on a work placement in the kitchens and wards of Hope Hospital. Footage includes classes in catering, dress-making and ceramics. Students conduct lessons with local school children during their teacher training. A brief sequence shows an outdoor field trip to the Lake District. Ends with shots of college accommodation at Parrswood and Greystone Hall, a graduation ceremony at Whitworth Hall and students relaxing in the grounds. | |||
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| [WINTROBE HOLIDAY IN SPAIN] | |||
| Date: c1970 Film Number: 3723 | |||
| Scenes from a Spanish holiday. The Wintrobe family are at a holiday resort. General views of the town, with modern high rise blocks in the background. Sunbathing and beach scenes, market scenes, the family at a cafe, a coach journey, flamenco dancing and bullfighting. | |||
| [MAJOR LESTER SCHOOL TRIP TO ISLE OF MAN] | |||
| Date: 1970 Film Number: 5496 | |||
| School trip to the Isle of Man showing the pupils leaving on a ship, visiting a castle, and rowing a boat on a lake | |||
| [MANCHESTER CITY SUMMER TOUR 1970] | |||
| Date: 1970 Film Number: 8194 | |||
| Scenes from Manchester City's 1970 tour of Australia. Scenes include various airports and hotels visited during the trip, along with pre-match views of games against Western Australia and New South Wales. A brief stop over at the Excelsior Hotel, London Airport, is followed by garden scenes back at home, with the Dowd children and friend playing in a paddling pool. | |||
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| [MANCHESTER CITY RETURN TO MANCHESTER WITH CUP WINNERS' CUP TROPHY] | |||
| Date: 1970 Film Number: 8196 | |||
| Manchester City management, players and wives returning from the 1970 Cup Winners' Cup Final in Vienna. On the plane home and displaying the trophy on an open top bus through Manchester and to fans at Manchester Town Hall in Albert Square. | |||
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| [MANCHESTER CITY PLAYERS AND WIVES TRAVEL TO THE CUP WINNERS' CUP FINAL IN AUSTRIA] | |||
| Date: 1970 Film Number: 8197 | |||
| Manchester City players and wives travel from Manchester to Vienna for the 1970 Cup Winners' Cup Final. Views on the plane to Austria, of the Danube and surrounding countryside and on the coach to the stadium. Players looking round the stadium before the match. | |||
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| [LIZ DOWD'S BIRTHDAY PARTY] | |||
| Date: 1970 Film Number: 8199 | |||
| Liz Dowd's birthday party with children sitting and eating party food round a table. Liz blowing out candles on the birthday cake and then Alex Dowd displaying toys including an Airfix model and a Dennis the Menace book. | |||
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| CHRISTMAS 1970 | |||
| Date: 1970 Film Number: 8202 | |||
| Alex and Liz wave at the camera then play table football and with a doll. There is a Christmas party with lots of children dancing and adults sitting down, smoking and drinking. | |||
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| [GANG SHOW] | |||
| Date: 1970 Film Number: 9264 | |||
| As part of the 1970 Gang Show, Cubs, Scouts and Girl Guides are seen on stage singing, followed by sketches and finishing with a song and dance routine . | |||
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| [MR COOPER GETTING ON A BUS] | |||
| Date: 1970 Film Number: 7920 | |||
| Brief street scenes, passengers get off a green double decker bus, the passengers waiting at the stop get on and the bus departs. | |||
| [WALKING AT RHU] | |||
| Date: 1970 Film Number: 8965 | |||
| Scenes from a walking group’s trip to Rhu, including seagulls shot from a moving boat, walkers out in the hills, and landscape views. | |||
| ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH BURNLEY DAY SCHOOL CENTENARY JUNE 1970 | |||
| Date: 1970 Film Number: 9230 | |||
| Scenes from the St. Stephen's Church Burnley Day School Centenary in June 1970. We see exterior views of the church and school with children in the playground. This is followed by a church parade with members of the clergy, religious banners, children, brownies, guides, scouts and the Boys' Brigade. | |||
| [CUBS FOOTBALL CAMP 1970] | |||
| Date: 1970 Film Number: 9381 | |||
| The film opens with scenes from a cub scout football match and then we see the winning side being presented with a trophy. The boys play on the banks of a river and in rowing boats. We see them playing in the field where their tents are pitched, they take part in a sack relay race amongst other games. The boys are taken on a blindfolded trail through the woods before going on a zip wire. | |||
| [SCOUT CAMP SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1970 Film Number: 9388 | |||
| Scenes from a scout camp at Hulton Park, including cooking, eating and washing up. A pedal powered go-kart race is followed by scenes of cub scouts rock climbing and abseiling. | |||
| [SUNNY AFTERNOON IN THE GARDEN] | |||
| Date: *1970 Film Number: 9852 | |||
| Mr and Mrs Hodson and a young boy playing cricket in the garden on a sunny afternoon. Mrs Hodson sunbathing while a friend sits on a garden swing chair smoking. The film ends with the family pet dog wandering around the garden. | |||
| [MAJORCA, CARNIVAL & GARDEN] | |||
| Date: *1970 Film Number: 9853 | |||
| Beach scenes in Majorca with Mrs Hodson skimming stones. Views above the clouds from a aeroplane. A brass band leads the carnival parade with decorated floats and a Hodson lorry with machinery on the trailer. The film ends with Mr Hodson, a young boy and the dog in the garden. | |||
| [SELWYN & SUSAN'S WEDDING] | |||
| Date: *1970 Film Number: 9854 | |||
| A young boy followed by Mr and Mrs Hodson walk towards the camera dressed in their wedding outfits. The bride and groom with the bridesmaids pose for the wedding photographer. In front of the church Selwyn and Susan with their families pose for the camera while wedding guests mingle and chat in the churchyard. Selwyn lines up with his best man and ushers then gets into the wedding car with his bride. The film ends with brief scenes from the wedding reception. | |||
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