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| IT'S A BOLLINGTON KNOCKOUT | |||
| Date: 1975-9 Film Number: 11190 | |||
| Scenes from a Bollington community event 'in aid of the Bollington Swimming Pool'. People mill around and look at stalls, they have drinks and eat ice creams. There are various fun activities and teams from local towns compete against each other. We then see an award ceremony, a brass band play while the mayor and mayoress present the winners with their trophies. | |||
| [THE RED ARROWS] | |||
| Date: c1975-80 Film Number: 1677 | |||
| Film looking at the history of aerobatic display teams, the Red Arrows in particular. Features a display over Blackpool to mark their tenth anniversary, filmed from the air and the ground. | |||
| [PONTEFRACT WEDDING; BABY RICHARD & BIRTHDAY SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1975-80 Film Number: 5795 | |||
| Wedding scenes in the Old Parish Church in Pontefract, Wakefield, Yorkshire, and baby Richard with his mother and family outdoors in parks and indoors. Scenes from a children's birthday party conclude. | |||
| BRICK HOUSE | |||
| Date: *1975/7 Film Number: 6027 | |||
| Unedited footage from film demonstrating the various stages of construction involved in building a typical brick-built house using animated models, diagrams and charts. The sequences are not in any order. | |||
| I'LL DO IT | |||
| Date: *1975/77 Film Number: 7393 | |||
| Comic story about a couple whose planned day out is thwarted by a broken down car and a passer-by's attempts to fix it. Over breakfast, a husband reluctantly agrees to take his wife out for the day. Whilst waiting for his wife to get ready he washes the car then attempts to start the engine without success. A passer-by offers to help, dons a white coat and mask, and performs an 'operation' on the car engine, removing most of its parts in the process before leaving to go fishing. The wife emerges from the house to discover the mess and, hours later, when the fisherman returns to find the job unfinished she hooks his fishing rod onto a passing car, leaving him to chase after it down the road. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [GARDEN, HOLIDAY AND BOATING SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1975/77 Film Number: 5612 | |||
| A man gardens as a group gathers on deck chairs and picnic blankets in a garden behind a house. The group chats and relaxes together. People sail down the river and enjoy the local beach, village and wildlife. Children paddle along the beach, and play in the boats. The occupants of a boat swim clear as their craft capsizes. | |||
| [SILVER JUBILEE PARADE AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1975/7 Film Number: 9950 | |||
| Marching bands and floats on a Silver Jubilee carnival parade followed by holiday scenes, possibly Italy or Yugoslavia - rocky cliffs and sea with holiday homes. A brief shot of a boat filmed from the shore [location unknown] and rough seas off the coast and in the docks at Barrow, | |||
| [INDIA - RAJASTHAN] | |||
| Date: *1975/8 Film Number: 6652 | |||
| Scenes from the Kapur family's tour of Rajasthan including views of the lake palaces at Udaipur and visiting the cities of Jaipur and Jodhpur. The family are seen relaxing back at home in Heysham and there are brief views of elephants back in India. | |||
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| OUR WEDDING | |||
| Date: * 1975/8 Film Number: 10618 | |||
| Guests arrive at the church on a windy day, the bride and groom depart in the wedding car then pose for photographs with family and friends. On holiday in Jersey we see the happy couple playing crazy golf, feeding the seagulls and views of the harbour and seafront. A Greek holiday begins with airport scenes and views from the plane followed by sunbathing and exploring an amphitheatre. Swimming in an outdoor pool then in a park a little boy plays on a roundabout and swings. | |||
| [PONTINS HOLIDAY, WEDDINGS & A PARADE] | |||
| Date: *1975/8 Film Number: 11104 | |||
| A little girl playing in a garden then on a swing followed by views of lakes, mountains and rivers. Two girls and a boy sat on a bench then playing in the sand dunes. Children learning how to swim in a pool then scenes in front of the chalets at Pontins holiday camp. A girl in a pedal boat on a small boating lake then children at the campsites playground on the helter-skelter, slide and swings. Children with sunflowers in the garden then scenes from a wedding with the bride and groom posing for photographs with family and friends. After girls dancing in the garden we see a parade with girl guides, boy scouts and brownies marching on a suburban street. | |||
| [HOLIDAYS: EASTBOURNE & PONTINS] | |||
| Date: *1975/79 Film Number: 3832 | |||
| Scenes in and around Eastbourne. A group of people boarding a coach, views of the sea front and pier and the cliffs. Also views inside a hotel room and from the balcony. A variety of scenes at a Pontins holiday camp. Includes people sunbathing, the indoor swimming pool, childrens games, donkey races, general views of the camp and a 'Learn to Swim' campaign. Ends with brief shots of Blackpool tower, Pleasure Beach and sea front. | |||
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| [ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, PRESTON ] | |||
| Date: 1975/82 Film Number: 737 | |||
| St. Paul's Church, Preston - guide and brownie activities; the final service held on 4th May 1975. The building now houses Red Rose Radio, which opened late 1982 - shots of the renovation work. | |||
| [UMIST TV SOCIETY PROJECT] | |||
| Date: *1976 Film Number: 761 | |||
| Interior shots of film editing taking place at a Steenbeck; then several exterior shots of a student with a camera in the grounds of the University. Work in the film studio. | |||
| GOING PLACES | |||
| Date: *1976 Film Number: 1047 | |||
| Manchester Liners container traffic is seen at terminals in Manchester, Liverpool and Greenock before leaving for destinations in Canada and the Mediterranean. Shipping routes are detailed. The different types of cargo handled and cargo handling procedures are seen. A look around the various ports of call. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
| [RUSHES - AT HOME ON THE FARM/A SHIP IN DOCK] | |||
| Date: *1976 Film Number: 1054 | |||
| Hens, ducks and sheep on the farm. A vessel in dock. | |||
| DAVID AND DAUD | |||
| Date: 1976 Film Number: 1219 | |||
| Follows the school life of two pupils starting at Pleckgate School. One pupil is English, the other Asian. The film documents the problems David and Daud encounter; with supporting interviews from the headmaster, teachers, language specialist and an advisor for Lancashire Education Authority. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| [WEBSTER JUNIOR SCHOOLS TRIP TO ARNFIELD TOWERS] | |||
| Date: *1976 Film Number: 1281 | |||
| Webster Junior School visits Arnfield Towers in Longdendale. Also includes scenes of the school children taking rubbings from a gravestone and an excursion to a farm where a farmer removes a fleece from a dead lamb. | |||
| 6 GOAL BEST | |||
| Date: *1976 Film Number: 1288 | |||
| George Best scoring six goals in the F.A. Cup tie between Manchester United and Northampton Town in 1970. Also includes shots of the crowd and fellow team mates. | |||
| [BELMONT SPECIAL SCHOOL- CLASSROOM SCENES AND MAYORAL VISIT 1976] | |||
| Date: 1976 Film Number: 1367 | |||
| Footage from the classroom, including dancing and exercises. Also features a Mayoral visit followed by more classroom footage. | |||
| [NEW SEAT DESIGN - CRASH TEST] | |||
| Date: *1976 Film Number: 1701 | |||
| Slow motion film of crash tests on new designs of coach seats. Crash test dummies are used during the tests. Filmed at Duple International Coachbuilders, Blackpool. | |||
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