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| LOWER WITHINGTON ROSE QUEEN FESTIVAL 7TH JULY 1973 | |||
| Date: 1973 Film Number: 11895 | |||
| The festival parade begins with a marching band, a girls' dance troupe, men in fancy dress collecting money for charity and decorated floats pulled by tractors. The Rose Queen and her retinue arriving at the show ground in a horse-drawn carriage followed by the coronation ceremony. Prizes are awarded by the Rose Queen to the best fancy dress and decorated float. | |||
| [SALFORD UNIVERSITY HALLS OF RESIDENCE 1] | |||
| Date: 1973 Film Number: 3312 | |||
| Scenes at Salford University's three halls of residence (Davy Hall, Joule Hall and Faraday Hall) as students arrive. Various methods of arrival are on show - arriving with parents, driving one's own VW Beetle or merely walking in with a rucksack. Numerous different fashions are evident, and there is an inquisitive dog. | |||
| COLIN HACKNEY INTERVIEW | |||
| Date: 1973 Film Number: 3362 | |||
| Interviews conducted by Colin Hackney - NO SOUNDTRACK | |||
| MANAGEMENT MATTERS | |||
| Date: 1973-4 Film Number: 3166 | |||
| Promotional film from Manchester Polytechnic Department of Management, with an introduction by Sir Alex Smith, Director of the Polytechnic. After this, there are animated diagrams of the management programmes on offer. The film then shows various of the courses and of student life: studying on the factory floor, report writing and office skills, role play, plus the library, canteen and bar. There is also footage of the department building, Hilton House. | |||
| A Home For New Ideas | |||
| Date: 1973-5 Film Number: 2633 | |||
| A promotional film for Rufflette curtain products - a newly married couple ("Jack and Suzie") move into a new house and tackle the thorny issue of soft furnishings. Through a series of 'fantasy' sequences, Suzie imagines and then realises all of her curtain desires with the help and hindrance of her nice mother-in-law, her nagging mother, Jack and an avuncular voice-over man. The film climaxes in a dinner party. | |||
| [BELMONT SPECIAL SCHOOL- ACTIVITIES 1973-74] | |||
| Date: 1973-1974 Film Number: 1370 | |||
| Features a variety of school trips and events, including a visit to Blackpool zoo, Hathersall Lodge and a bonfire. Also includes sports, Rose Queen celebrations and a birthday Party. | |||
| [ST ALBAN'S CHURCH ACTIVITIES - 1973 AND 74] | |||
| Date: 1973/4 Film Number: 4248 | |||
| Compilation of events during 1973 and 1974 at St Alban's Church, Blackburn. Views of the church hall and school. The Good Friday Procession is seen, with a cross being carried through the streets before an outdoor Mass is held. There are rooftop views of the church and surrounding area, probably taken from a crane. Bi-Centenary Mass is seen on 20 June 1966 and several members of the congregation are seen with Papal medals, including John Conlon, a local school master. Good Friday and the May Procession in 1974, as well as a service in the church grounds for Corpus Christi in the same year. | |||
| [3RD BARROW IN FURNESS SCOUT TROOP - TROOP ACTIVITIES 1973-1974] | |||
| Date: 1973-4 Film Number: 5408 | |||
| Activities of the 3rd Barrow in Furness (Grammar School) Scout Troop. The scouts go half-term hostelling in the Lake District, and spend New Year at Coniston. Their Easter hostelling trip takes in the Pennine Way, and Spring Bank Holiday near Cartmell. In all these trips the scouts go hill walking and scrambling. At Eskdale, scenes of scout life at summer camp - morning inspection, flag breaking, doing a 'good turn' by gardening for the vicar, and baking scones in a home made earth oven. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [BLACKPOOL ZOO AUGUST 1973 AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1973-74 Film Number: 7222 | |||
| Scenes around the Fylde Coast and of steam trains in Carnforth and the Lake District. After a family visit to Blackpool Zoo, there are shots of the Lakeside and Haverthwaite railway. Mona's Isle ferry arrives at Fleetwood where construction work is taking place on the sea front. There are domestic scenes featuring son Keith and his family, before the film records the demolition site where Blackpool Central Station and the Palatine Hotel once stood. Stranded trawlers are shown in Fleetwood harbour and there are shots of the town before the Hodkinsons visit the 'Locomotion' event at Steamtown Carnforth. Concludes with footage of St Annes including the fire-damaged pier. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [GREEK RUINS] | |||
| Date: *1973/4 Film Number: 6333 | |||
| Assorted Greek ruins - villas, ampitheatres, temples - filmed during a holiday to Greece by Mr and Mrs Thompson. Locations include Athens, Argol and Corinth. | |||
| [AROUND GREECE] | |||
| Date: *1973/4 Film Number: 6334 | |||
| Thompson family holiday to Greece - includes the Corinth canal, scenes at a harbour, Jean and Jillian Thompson are seen on the beach and at the hotel. The family go on a boat trip and visit some ancient ruins. | |||
| [FAMILY IN THE GARDEN; SCHOOL SPORTS DAY] | |||
| Date: 1973-4 Film Number: 8376 | |||
| The film opens on a close up of a birthday card for Richard's 2nd birthday. In the family garden, Richard and Philip play in a paddling pool. In the next scene we see scenes from the 1973 Warrington school sports event. Teams representing various schools parade along athletics track. Pupils take part in the sack races, winners stand on a podium where they receive their certificates. We see a close up of a photograph of the pupils of Stockton Heath pupils. New Years 1974, the three brothers play together in the garden with their dog. April 1974, Richard jokes around pretending to smoke a pipe in the garden while Philip tries to use the electric lawnmower. For Richard's 3rd birthday, they celebrate with a zoo themed cake. | |||
| CIVIC SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE 1973 | |||
| Date: 1973-4 Film Number: 9623 | |||
| Scenes from the 1973 Remembrance Day service held at Thornton Cleveleys War Memorial. In the next scene the Bishop of Lancaster visits St Helen's Church in Churchtown where he meets the confirmation candidates. The children of St Andrew's Sunday school attend a family service in church with their mothers and grandmothers for Mothering Sunday. Procession Queen Nicola also attends the service along with her Prince Charming. On Easter Sunday the clergy and youth of the church enjoy breakfast together after the morning mass. Guests arrive at the church for the wedding of Judith and Bill. The bridesmaids arrive soon followed by the bride and her father. Members of the Mothers Union board a bus for a trip to Tatton Park. Many male members of St Andrew's church attend the Meeting of Men at King George's Hall in Blackburn. A parade takes place in Cleveleys including a brass band, cheerleaders and St Andrews Queen. Members of St Andrews Church attend an exhibition called 'Bible Days and Bible Ways' at Bispham Parish Church. On their annual trip, the youth of the church chose to visit Buxton. On the lawn of the vicarage, a group from Germany perform traditional folk dancing. The group then make their way to the coach to return home. In the next scene the St Andrews Sunday School procession takes place around Cleveleys. In July 1974 Karen Stubbs was crowned the Sunday School Queen. The film ends with the children bringing fruit and flowers to the church for the Harvest Festival. | |||
| [AFTER THE CHRISTENING; HOLIDAY IN DEVON] | |||
| Date: 1973-4 Film Number: 5722 | |||
| The film begins with shots of family members walking into a church for the christening of Anthony Fotheringham. Scenes of family leaving the church and mother holding baby. Film cuts to shots of a family holiday in Devon; brief panning shots of a crowded beach and footage of Fotheringham family sitting outside The Studio Giftshop. Brief shots of a tank in an aquarium cutting to horse riders on a country lane. The film finishes with shots of boats in Brixham Harbour, including shots of a replica of the tall ship 'The Golden Hind'. | |||
| THIS LIVERPOOL | |||
| Date: 1973-4 Film Number: 5779 | |||
| Everyday scenes in Liverpool - general views of St George's Hall, Liverpool Lime Street Station, St John's Market and the Anglican and Catholic Cathedrals are followed by busy street scenes. Comedian George Roper poses for pictures next to a promotional Tetley dray. Footage of the Grand National, Aintree and events at the Liverpool Show. Liverpool Football Club are filmed playing at Anfield and fans are seen in the city centre waiting for the homecoming parade following their 1974 FA Cup win. Brief shots of the players holding aloft the FA Cup as they ride an open top bus. | |||
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| [CHRISTMAS SCENES AND COUNTRYSIDE] | |||
| Date: c1973-5 Film Number: 2640 | |||
| Footage of Christmas celebrations at the Roscoe family home in Stalybridge - the child plays with a train set and little parachutes, while his parents attempt to keep him entertained and Grandma sleeps in an armchair. There are also scenes of a windy beach and lock on a canal. | |||
| [FLEMING HOLIDAY IN DEVON] | |||
| Date: *1973/4/5 Film Number: 4246 | |||
| Film of Fleming holiday to devon - the children are seen on the beach and at the holiday chalet. The family also take a boat trip around the Naval dockyard at Plymouth. The family is seen outside St Alban's Church in Blackburn and the boys practise tennis in the alleyway behind the house. There is a visit to London and the sights, and Stephanie and her friends are seen back outside the house in Blackburn. A family trip to North Wales and Caenarfon Castle is also filmed. | |||
| HELP YOURSELF | |||
| Date: c1974 Film Number: 4555 | |||
| Stratford Johns introduces this film highlighting the loss to the retail trade caused by shoplifters. Different shoplifting techniques are examined, and suggestions to store managers on how to reduce shoplifting are introduced, including installing CCTV and improving staff training. | |||
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| THE FUN OF THE FAIR | |||
| Date: c1974 Film Number: 5048 | |||
| A day out at Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, with shots of various stalls and rollercoasters including the Caterpillar, a flying umbrellas ride, various child's rides including Z cars, an Astroglide slide, merry-go-round, waltzers, dodgems, Octopus and the Water Chute. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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| [SHAW FAMILY IN BLACKPOOL] | |||
| Date: c1974 Film Number: 6091 | |||
| The Shaw family are seen walking along the promenade next to the Pleasure Beach in Blackpool and inside an amusement arcade. Gisela Shaw is seen playing in the garden at home and with the family cat. | |||
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