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| [UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD - CHANCELLOR'S VISIT] | |||
| Date: *1974 Film Number: 10231 | |||
| The film starts with shots of a model of Salford University campus site then the Duke of Edingburgh does a walking tour of the University. The Prince visits the Peel building as well as the science, computing and physical education laboratories. Views of Peel Park and the exteriors of various university buildings are followed by a brief history of the 'Royal College' and the foundation of the University. After brief shots of a graduation ceremony Prince Philip leaves the campus onboard a helicopter. | |||
| NUTTY NITE SCULE | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 10528 | |||
| Produced in one night, this short comedy film features various nutty night school lessons beginning with an art class and magic life drawing. The next class is Male Hairdressing with magic hair restorer and a short sighted hairdresser armed with a cut throat razor. First Aid is the next class with bandages being applied to wounds inflicted by the tutor The film ends with the pupil entering the practical brain surgery class. | |||
| [CARNIVAL DAY, 22ND JUNE 1974] | |||
| Date: 22/6/1974 Film Number: 11023 | |||
| Carnival goers are greeted by a clown then the sea scout band march in formation on the showground. A motorcycle display team do stunt riding and jumps followed by a parachute team landing in the showground. A highland piped band march past then a female trapeze artist does her act high above the crowds. A trampoline demonstration is followed by a small group of soldiers doing a battle simulation. The film ends with more parachutists landing in the showground. | |||
| [IT'S A KNOCKOUT; BATTLE OF CARNFORTH] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 11030 | |||
| It's a Knockout style games with a woman getting dressed in a barrel then being carried over an obstacle course. A children's sports day with wheelbarrow, three legged, egg and spoon and sack races followed by a tug-of-war. The Sealed Knot enactment of the Battle of Carnforth between the Cavaliers and Roundheads watched by crowds of spectators. More scenes from an It's a Knockout with teams competing on obstacle courses and the blue team being awarded medals and trophy. | |||
| [JOHN AND HELEN'S WEDDING] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 11228 | |||
| The wedding party and guests arrive at the registry office; after the ceremony, they leave the building and are then seen at the reception venue in the countryside, where photographs are taken outside and people stand around and chat. Finally, the guests wave as the bridal couple drive away. | |||
| [MANURE SPREADING] | |||
| Date: *1974 Film Number: 8219 | |||
| A farmer drives around a field on a tractor, spreading manure from an attached trailer. | |||
| [CONISTON, CAT, AND RED ARROWS] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 8625 | |||
| A compilation reel featuring a cat being pushed around a garden in a wheelbarrow, children at a campsite by Coniston Water, and the Red Arrows display team performing at Barton Air Show. | |||
| FRODSHAM GALA DAY | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 8667 | |||
| Scenes from the Frodsham Gala Day on 29 June 1974. A bannner advertising the Frodsham Gala is followed by a steam roller on the road, then a fairground organ and speeches given from a makeshift stage. Bareback horse riding, then children taking rides on a miniature railway and a parachute display team landing on the playing fields. | |||
| [CUB SCOUT CAMP ACTIVITIES] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 9414 | |||
| Cub scout camp activity scenes. We see scouts erecting tents and having archery lessons. They are shown how to extinguish a small fire and we see them rope climbing in the woods. We see them wading through mud, washing up their plates and pans, chopping wood and attending a religious ceremony. | |||
| [GIRL GUIDES' HALLOWEEN DISCO] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 9421 | |||
| Girl guides in fancy dress dancing at a Halloween disco party. | |||
| [1974 PEAK CAMP AT CHATSWORTH] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 9708 | |||
| Scenes from the 'Peak Camp' for boy scouts and girl guides at Chatsworth in Derbyshire. The film opens with shots of a field filled with tents and then we see a procession. A band leads and a scout VIP follows on a horse and carriage. He later goes out to the crowds to meet and greet. We then see the scouts and guides taking part in a range of activities including archery, judo, fencing, canoeing, tug of war, trampolining, wrestling and abseiling. | |||
| [KNUTSFORD ROYAL MAY DAY FESTIVAL AND FAMILY SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 9768 | |||
| A festival procession with decorated floats, costumed children, a drum band and Morris dancers, makes its way through the town streets, while on the festival field, there are stalls and a children’s funfair. At another outdoor event, people enjoy watching traction engines, and riding on a miniature railway. Family footage includes children out and about in a park, feeding birds in an aviary, having a tea party outdoors and playing with a ball in the back yard. | |||
| [WOODFORD AIR SHOW 1974 AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 9769 | |||
| Scenes from the annual air show in Cheshire, featuring a wide range of aircraft, including a Spitfire, Vulcan bomber, Hercules transport plane and Harrier Jump Jet; there is also a display by the Red Arrows. The reel continues with steam heritage, and rail enthusiasts coming to see and climb aboard the ‘Flying Scotsman’. The film finishes with family holiday scenes in North Wales. | |||
| [CHRISTMAS AND FAMILY SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 9770 | |||
| A little boy puts decorations on the family’s Christmas tree, before he and his sister open their presents, a notable one being her “Mini Mum Cleaning Set” complete with toy iron, ironing board and sweeper. There are scenes in a playground and in the park, where children feed the birds. A procession with Morris dancers passes along the street, and after brief shots of a children’s ride at a funfair, the reel ends with children playing indoors and in their back yard. | |||
| [FUNFAIR RIDES AT FLEETWOOD] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 9817 | |||
| Beach scenes with children swimming and paddling in the sea and a boy building sandcastles. The boy on various children's fairground rides as well as a ride on a miniature railway | |||
| CANAL CRUISE 1974 | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 10046 | |||
| Beautiful scenic views of the countryside filmed from a moving canal boat. The scouts pull the canal boat from the towpath. We see a swan and her cygnets before the boat enters a lock. Later the boat reaches Harecastle Tunnel and turns around. At one point they pass the Narrowboat graveyard in Northwich, Cheshire. The scouts and leaders go swimming in the canal. Inside the boat they cook some food followed by views of the Anderton Boat Lift. The film ends with some scouts sunbathing on the roof of the canal boat as they drift through a rural landscape. | |||
| [HUYTON ELECTION DECLARATION - FEBRUARY 1974] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 10268 | |||
| The declaration of the result with a pause by the Returning Officer, Donald Willgoose, to allow the press photographers to take their places. Harold Wilson, the victor, then makes a short speech. | |||
| [HUYTON ELECTION DECLARATION - OCTOBER 1974] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 10269 | |||
| The Returning Officer, Donald Willgoose, makes the declaration for the Huyton constituency in the second election of 1974. Harold Wilson, the victor, then makes a speech thanking all the election participants and making reference to the national problems the country was facing at the time. | |||
| [CARAVAN SITE AND BEACH] | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 10368 | |||
| Scenes from family holiday – adults sunbathe while children play and lark around on the beach; at the caravan site, children run around and play ball games while their parents stand and chat. | |||
| A CLOSE SHAVE | |||
| Date: 1974 Film Number: 10399 | |||
| A short comedic film showing Sefton Samuels having his beard trimmed in the garden by Helen Samuels with the help of their son Mark and other children. The film ends with Sefton shaving off what remains of his beard and then having tea in the garden followed by him being chased around the garden by his family brandishing scissors to remove whats left of his facial hair. | |||
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