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Record 8057 – 8076 of 11241
| [Two Rufflette Adverts] | |||
| Date: 1970s Film Number: 2636 | |||
| Two adverts for Rufflette Ltd. 1) A yelling sergeant-major introduces the advantages of Rufflette curtains - which are in this instance a garish red. 2) The advert, narrated by Keth Barron, shows how by using Rufflette curtain products, a child can assemble pleated curtains faster than an experienced curtain maker (personified here by an old woman). | |||
| [DAYS OUT - HEATON PARK, DELAMERE FOREST, TANDLE HILL] | |||
| Date: c1970s Film Number: 3900 | |||
| Footage of various day trips - seeing rabbits, chickens and wallabies, and having a picnic at Heaton Park, walking in the Delamere Forest, and visiting a river valley near Glossop. Other trips show the Hess Bank Shore Bird Sanctuary, with birdwatchers on the sands with binoculars, and views of the landscape at Tandle Hill Country Park in Oldham. The film ends with shots of the SS Great Britain in dock at Bristol, and assorted wildfowl at the RSPB bird sanctuary at Slimbridge. | |||
| [ST JOHN'S AMBULANCE AT BELLE VUE] | |||
| Date: c1970s Film Number: 3942 | |||
| Footage of a St John's Ambulance event at Belle Vue. Ambulance members are seen standing on the field, and then being inspected. | |||
| [CHILDREN'S PARTY; SAILING] | |||
| Date: c1970s Film Number: 2641 | |||
| Footage of a children's party, with games of pass the parcel. There are also shots of sailing in the Lake District, and brief shot of tigers in a safari park. | |||
| P.V.TAYLOR VISITS BELGIUM | |||
| Date: 1970s Film Number: 2991 | |||
| After brief scenes shot in Belgium, there is footage of well-dressings in various towns in Derbyshire including Youlgrave. | |||
| [SNOW; TATTON PARK; CAPESTHORNE HALL] | |||
| Date: c1970s Film Number: 3907 | |||
| After shots of flowers and streams in the Lake District, there are scenes after a heavy snowfall in a suburban garden and street. A visit to Tatton Park includes views inside a glasshouse and of a Japanese garden with pagoda and distinctive bridge. The film ends with a trip to Capesthorne Hall near Macclesfield in Cheshire, with views of its parks and gardens, and a shot of the hall itself. | |||
| [CARNFORTH STEAM TRAIN MUSEUM] | |||
| Date: c1970-75 Film Number: 2369 | |||
| Footage shot around the Steam Train Museum at Carnforth and a caravan site on the Lancashire coast. | |||
| [HOLIDAY SCENES AND MOTORWAY] | |||
| Date: 1970-5 Film Number: 8510 | |||
| The film opens with scenes from a family holiday to Ilfracombe in Devon. We see the family in the town and outside the Runnacleave Hotel. There are then domestic scenes from the garden at home. A man mows the lawn while two women relax in deckchairs. They then tidy up the borders and water the flowers. The films ends with shots of the family walking down an unopened section of the new M602 motorway. | |||
| [NEW MOTORWAY - M602] | |||
| Date: 1970-5 Film Number: 8511 | |||
| The Hopwood family and other people are seen walking on the new unopened section of the M602 motorway. There are shots of the surrounding area including Parrin Lane. We then see traffic on the motorway and children holding up a diagram of the motorway. | |||
| [HOPWOOD FAMILY SCENES - CHRISTMAS, WEDDING, DEVON] | |||
| Date: 1970-5 Film Number: 8512 | |||
| A compilation of scenes from the Hopwood family. We see the family celebrating Christmas at home. A man and two girls play Twister in the living room while two women prepare food in the kitchen. All of the rooms in the house are filmed, some have been stripped ready to be decorated and a lady flips through a book of wallpaper samples. There are wedding scenes, an older couple get married and we see them as they leave the church. We see the children playing in a playground, and the family relaxing on deckchairs in the garden. We see the family in a busy restaurant, there is a birthday cake on the table and they light the candles. We see a family holiday to Devon, we see them enjoying themselves on the beach at Woolacombe Sands, and in Ilfracombe where they stay at the Runnacleave Hotel. | |||
| [GORTON FAMILY ON THE M602] | |||
| Date: 1970-5 Film Number: 8529 | |||
| The film opens with scenes of children in the garden and then we see members of the Gorton family on the M602 motorway before it was officially opened. | |||
| [MISCELLANEOUS BEACH AND GARDEN SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1970-5 Film Number: 8530 | |||
| We see the family enjoying themselves on the beach, the seafront and looking in the windows of the local shops. Back home we see a mother and daughter tidying up the front garden and then we see the children walking in the street. | |||
| [MARGARET SHEPHERD'S WEDDING] | |||
| Date: 1970-5 Film Number: 11134 | |||
| The film opens with scenes from an open air event. We see children riding on a model train ride. Children wear fancy dress and teenagers take part in an obstacle course type event. We then see Margaret Shepherd's wedding at St. John's Church, Bollington.The guests arrive and then the bridesmaids and the bride.The film ends with the wedding party coming out of the church, the brides veil is blown in the wind and the vicar laughingly straightens it for her. | |||
| [THE VICAR'S WEDDING] | |||
| Date: 1970-5 Film Number: 11152 | |||
| Scenes from the local vicar's wedding. People mill around outside the church, the wedding party pose for photos and the guests throw confetti. The bride and groom then leave in the wedding car. | |||
| [CHRISTMAS AT DAVID'S AND MISCELLANEOUS TITLES] | |||
| Date: 1970-5 Film Number: 11154 | |||
| Christmas scenes at David's house. People sit in a lounge drinking and eating sausage rolls. The film ends with miscellaneous film titles. | |||
| [KNOWSLEY SAFARI PARK AND FAMILY DAYS OUT] | |||
| Date: 1970-5 Film Number: 11159 | |||
| The film opens with scenes from Macclesfield Carnival. People wander around the carnival field. We see the floats parked up including the Black and White Minstrels, The Cod War and a stand for the Macclesfield Silk Queen. We then see Knowsley Safari Park, the film is shot from a moving vehicle and we see various animals. We then see the family having a picnic at a table in the park. We see scenes from Southport Sea front. The family play and eat candy floss and ice creams. They go on fairground rides and then we see scenes shot outside the Scarisbrick Hotel. There follow scenes from Chester Zoo, we see visitors walking round the park and different types of animals and birds. We then see the children playing a game of tennis in the garden with table tennis bats. There is a shot of a fishing boat, and then we see Blackpool by night. We see the town lit up by night, the tower, trams and illuminations. | |||
| [A MUIR FAMILY WEDDING] | |||
| Date: 1970-5 Film Number: 11038 | |||
| Scenes from a wedding. We see the newlyweds and their guests posing for photographs outside the church and in the grounds of the reception venue. The film ends with jokey scenes shot in the garden, family members pretend to make the dog vanish in to thin air. | |||
| [SOUTHPORT- ST. HELENS BUS PARADE AND CRICH TRAMWAY MUSUEM] | |||
| Date: 1970-5 Film Number: 11044 | |||
| This film opens with scenes from the Southport - St. Helens Bus Parade. We see many different types of buses lined up on the seafront and then they form a parade. We also see other old vehicles including lorries and vans. At Crich Tramway Museum we see people looking around and there are shots of a wide variety of trams. There are scenes from the journey of a traction engine being driven by road along with the regular traffic to Reddish Hall in Cheshire. The film ends with shots of people riding miniature railways in various locations. | |||
| [INTERVIEWS WITH MANCHESTER COUNCILLORS] | |||
| Date: c 1970s Film Number: 1223 | |||
| Individual and collective interviews with Manchester City Councillors relating to council business. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
| [ACTIVITIES ON THE BEACH] | |||
| Date: c1970s Film Number: 1329 | |||
| The Thorley Family enjoy a day on the beach. Includes scenes of a dog running after a ball; a young girl playing with an inflatable boat and a man carrying a woman to the shore line and then dropping her into the sea. | |||
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