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| [CHRISTMAS MORNING] | |||
| Date: c1976 Film Number: 6655 | |||
| Nikil and Krishan Kapur are shown opening their presents in the living room at Hillsea Avenue, Heysham on Christmas Day, followed by scenes from a family holiday to Majorca. | |||
| [RICHMOND PARK] | |||
| Date: c1975 Film Number: 6657 | |||
| Views of a brass band playing followed by pensioners feeding pigeons in Richmond Park. There are scenes at a Kapur family picnic in the park and of Nikil Kapur playing with friends. | |||
| [VISIT TO RAVENGLASS RAILWAY] | |||
| Date: c1976 Film Number: 6658 | |||
| Views from a moving steam train as the Kapur family take a ride on the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. Ends with scenes of Nikil and Krishan Kapur playing in a field with their friend. This film, along with thousands of others from across the country, can also be viewed online as part of BFI: Britain on Film - player.bfi.org.uk/britain-on-film/ | |||
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| [FEEDING PIGEONS; ON THE BEACH] | |||
| Date: c1976 Film Number: 6750 | |||
| The Kapur family are seen feeding the pigeons in Trafalgar Square and relaxing on the beach during a holiday in Kent - the boys are seen building sandcastles and swimming in the sea. | |||
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| [KRISHAN KAPUR'S 4TH BIRTHDAY & LANCASTER UNIVERSITY] | |||
| Date: c1976 Film Number: 6754 | |||
| Scenes from Krishan Kapur's 4th birthday party in the garage at Hillsea Avenue, Heysham, are followed by him and his elder brother Nikil painting together in the back garden. Ends with views of family and friends feeding the ducks at Lancaster University and Helen and Hira at home in the garden. | |||
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| [SHIPBREAKING AND DEMOLITION AT MERSEY DOCKS] | |||
| Date: c1976 Film Number: 7311 | |||
| Workers for Pemberton and Carlyon Civil and Marine Dismantlers perform demolition and ship-breaking work at the Mersey Docks and Runcorn with the aid of cranes and oxy-acetylene torches. Opens with work on the remains of HMS Eaglet at Garston and the demolition of Wiggs Works in Runcorn. Back at the Mersey docks, a landing stage is dismantled and a crane lifts girders away. At Birkenhead docks, a floating crane loads a pontoon into the hold of a cargo ship. Ends with the removal of cranes situated on the North East Queens Dock Sheds. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| SCRAPBOOK; AIR DISPLAY | |||
| Date: c1976 Film Number: 7352 | |||
| Scenes at the Lytham Motive Power Museum, an air show at Blackpool and a street parade for Blackpool's Centenary. Opens with views of steam engines, planes, (including Guy Gibson's Lancaster bomber) and other artefacts at the Lytham museum. The Red Arrows take part in an air show at Squires Gate airfield where other planes are also on display. Finally there is a children's carnival in Blackpool featuring a fancy dress competition judged by Miss World, carnival floats and fleeting appearances by Charlie Cairoli and Tom Baker as Dr Who. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [FREE METHODIST CHURCH YOUNG PEOPLE'S ACTIVITIES] | |||
| Date: c1976 Film Number: 6789 | |||
| Scenes from Garstang Free Methodist Church's youth group activities, featuring a riotous version of It's a Knockout in Dolphinholme and a hiking expedition. Also includes views of the congregation saying goodbye to a newly married couple, as they drive away from the church. | |||
| TIM & SHEILA'S WEDDING | |||
| Date: c1976 Film Number: 6771 | |||
| Scenes from the wedding of Timothy and Sheila Gardner, including views of the couple leaving for the church and posing for photographs afterwards with friends and family. | |||
| [TESTING TRIALS FOR HUDSWELL EXPERIMENTAL LOCO] | |||
| Date: c1976 Film Number: 8009 | |||
| A Huwood Hudswell experimental locomotive emerges from a workshop and is tested on a short length of track. The driver then uncouples one of the three engines for more testing. The reel concludes with a close look at the gauges and the interior of the engine. | |||
| [FEEDING THE BIRDS; CHRISTMAS 1975; TRIP TO SCOTLAND; ROYAL VISIT] | |||
| Date: 1975-7 Film Number: 9993 | |||
| Outside a playground, the Kelsall children feed the birds. At home in the living room, the children practice headstands. On Christmas morning we see the children opening their presents followed by a game of pool. Extended family get together for Christmas dinner. In the next scene the family go to see the King Orry ship aground near Glasson Dock. The film cuts to a snow-covered garden where the children build a snowman. On a trip to Scotland they visit Edinburgh castle. At a sports day children and parents take part in various races. In the next scene, crowds gather on the street to catch a glimpse of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip as they drive past in the Royal car. In the next scene, we see a hot air balloon taking off and later people parachuting. The film ends with the children feeding deer in a park. | |||
| [WASHING THE DOG] | |||
| Date: c1976 Film Number: 5739 | |||
| One of the Greenwood boys practices his football skills whilst sporting an England tracksuit. Views of the garden and two dogs. Two boys in an inflatable dingy float on a river. A dog washed by a boy in a large refuse bin. | |||
| [A YEAR IN BOLLINGTON] | |||
| Date: c1976/7 Film Number: 11107 | |||
| Scenes from a year in Bollington. Winter landscape scenes of snow on the hills, a cricket match in the snow and people sledging. Then into spring with scenes of blossom on the trees and boys fishing. Shots of a swan, and close up shots of sheep, flowers and the waterfall in Rainow. In summer there are scenes of a tractor in a field and workers hay-making. In Autumn there are scenes of the participants in the Remembrance Day Parade before the parade takes place, and then the parade itself followed by the Remembrance Day Ceremony where wreaths are laid on the war memorial. There are also scenes of a barrel rolling event with brief shots of other games such as hammer throwing, and then a game of tug of war. There is a shot of children riding donkeys, and close up shots of berries on a tree, flowers and butterflies. The film ends with another cricket match in the snow. | |||
| [WINDWHISTLE EXTERIORS AND WINTER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1975-8 Film Number: 10317 | |||
| Scenes outside the Somers family’s home in Devon: a man breaks up a concrete forecourt; a camper van is driven into the garage, and family members fuss over a rabbit and guinea pigs in outside pens. The reel continues with winter scenes, and heavy snow being cleared from a country lane. | |||
| [IT'S A VILLAGE KNOCKOUT & YOUTH GROUP OUTINGS] | |||
| Date: 1975-9 Film Number: 6768 | |||
| Scenes from a number of Garstang Free Methodist Youth Group outings in the 1970s, including rambling through the countryside, camping and a visit to York. Also featured are a lively, home-grown version of the TV show It's A Knockout in Dolphinholme, a snow ball fight and sledging on sacks in a blizzard. | |||
| [STEVE'S PARTY] | |||
| Date: 1975-9 Film Number: 7932 | |||
| The film opens with scenes of children wearing paper crowns playing in the garden on a slide and a swing while the adults watch. We then see scenes from a zoo of various animals. | |||
| [STEPHEN AND JULIE IN GARDEN] | |||
| Date: 1975-9 Film Number: 7933 | |||
| Julie and Stephen are seen doing forward rolls in the garden and then having donkey rides in the park. We see them on a climbing farm and in a car on a fairground ride. | |||
| MARTIE | |||
| Date: 1975-9 Film Number: 8139 | |||
| This film follows the adventures of Martie, a Golden Labrador, after his arrival on a farm. He is seen playing in the snow and in a spring garden as the crocuses and daffodils are starting to flower. He then attempts to befriend the other animals on the farm, and the local wildlife, with mixed results. He meets a fierce Welsh Border Collie and encounters lambs, sheep, cows, a frog, kittens (before he is chased off by a very angry cat), ducks, geese, hens, chicks and a hedgehog. This film is set to music. | |||
| [MARTIE WITH PUPPIES AND OTHER DOGS] | |||
| Date: 1975-9 Film Number: 8140 | |||
| The adventures of Martie the Golden Labrador. We see Martie and another Golden Labrador with her puppies on the farm. When the puppies are a little bigger we see them playing in the garden. There are a variety of dogs of all shapes and sizes and they all play happily together. They chase each other and play fight and play with a ball and rubber ring. There are close up shots of a blue tit pecking at a piece of cheese and later at a foil milk top which he pecks through to get at the cream. Martie is seen digging in an earth bank where he finds a baby rabbit. He brings the baby rabbit out of it's burrow but he doesn't seem to mean any harm, he licks the rabbit and eventually he lets it run away. A man is filmed feeding a tame raven, the cat turns up to investigate and the man feeds them both. Then Martie arrives and chases them both away. A man sunbathes in the garden, Martie licks his bare feet and then eventually settles down to sunbathe with him. | |||
| [SETTLE TO CARLISLE TRIP - SCENERY AND WENNINGTON] | |||
| Date: 1975-9 Film Number: 8809 | |||
| A group set off on a train journey and we see moving scenery filmed from the train window, including shots of Wennington train station. We then see the group walking near a canal. | |||
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