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Record 9217 – 9236 of 11241
| [WEDDING SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1976/7 Film Number: 8193 | |||
| Scenes from a wedding - guests and members of the wedding party arrive, followed by the bride and her father. After the wedding, people are seen leaving the church, and then standing around, chatting and posing for photographs. At the reception (in a marquee) the bride and groom stand by the wedding cake, and there are grossly underexposed close-ups of guests. | |||
| [MISCELLANEOUS CANAL SCENES AND ANDERTON BOAT LIFT] | |||
| Date: *1976/7 Film Number: 9189 | |||
| A compilation of canal scenes, including a rally, and children on a bouncy castle at a related event; the Manchester Concept container vessel being towed along the Ship Canal, and shots of the Anderton Boat Lift. | |||
| ROUND AND ABOUT ST. ANDREWS CHURCH 1976-7 | |||
| Date: 1976-7 Film Number: 9628 | |||
| The bishop of Lancaster visits St Andrews church to meet and talk with members of the Ladies Guild. In the next scene, we see teachers and students of the Sunday school as they board the bus to the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. On Mothering Sunday, the Sunday School Queen can be seen arriving for the church service. A baptism was also held at the same service. The Jones family pose for photographs outside the church. Friends and family arrive at the church for the wedding of Terence Victor Morrell and Janet Elizabeth Baron. The happy couple pose for photographs under the church porch to avoid the rain. On Easter Sunday the clergy and youth of the church enjoy breakfast together after the morning mass. In May, the Whalley Abbey fellowship staged the "May Merrymaking" festival as their contribution to the Dioceses and Jubilee celebrations. The bishop gives a speech followed by the Sunday school Queen competition, fancy dress parade and archery. Back home at St. Andrews, two men can be seen clearing out the constitutional hall which had suffered severe fire damage. Later in May, a sponsored walk was held to raise money for Christian Aid Week. Members of the St Andrews Sunday school visit St Wilfreds school for lunch after attending a morning service at Blackburn Cathedral for the Jubilee celebrations. A procession takes place through Blackburn to Witton Park where a variety of activities were held for the children. Children enjoy time on the miniature railway, the swing ride and the carousel. This year the Mothers Union Deanery festival was held in St Andrews Parish Church. On the 5th of June a united service was held at St Andrews to celebrate the Silver Jubilee. In attendance was the Mayor, councillors and Walter Clegg MP. In the next scene members of St Andrews parish attend the open air Eucharist held at Preston North End F.C. grounds. The Thornton-Cleveleys Gala took place on June the 11th, all the various floats can be seen making their way through the town. St. Andrews church held a week of joy and thanksgiving to celebrate the silver Jubilee of the Queen, the golden jubilee of the Diocese of Blackburn and the completion of the parish church. The morning service preacher was the Lord Bishop of Blackburn Robert Martineau who also consecrated the new church porches. The Jubilee exhibition was held in the church hall and included vintage cars, clothing and toys. The week of joy and thanksgiving came to an end with a special service by the former Bishop of Lancaster, Anthony Hoskyns-Abrahall. In the afternoon the annual Sunday school procession was held. Next is the crowning of the new Sunday school Queen Helen Whinfield followed by sword dancers. A Sunday service was held to commemorate the Battle of Britain, it was attended by the mayor of the Wyre borough council and other civic dignitaries. In late September, children of the Sunday school can be seen heading to church with their gifts for the harvest festival. | |||
| [STALYBRIDGE, STOCKPORT & MOSSLEY CARNIVALS] | |||
| Date: 1976/7 Film Number: 10642 | |||
| Three carnival parades held in Stalybridge, Stockport and Mossley. Each parade features decorated floats, fancy dress, majorettes, marching bands and decorated cars with the regions carnival queens either on the bonnet or in the boot of the car waving to the crowds. The Stalybridge parade also features children in fancy dress on horseback, a motorcycle club and at the showground cheerleaders and marching bands. Prior to the Stockport parade we see the carnival queens cars being decorated and at the Mossley event the stalls being erected and cars being decorated with paper flowers. | |||
| [URMSTON SHOPPING ARCADE/ OAP CHRISTMAS] | |||
| Date: *1976/7 Film Number: 10970 | |||
| A shell garden in Bournemouth and a wild horse stopping the traffic then interior shots of Beaulieu Motor Museum. The windows being replaces in a semi-detached house followed by nice shots of Urmston shopping centre. A family in a park then a garden wall being built and close ups of the flowers. A young woman reading a book in the garden then holding a guinea pig . An old peoples home/hospice at Christmas time and its dining room or canteen. | |||
| [OLDHAM CARNIVAL 1977] | |||
| Date: 1977 Film Number: 5720 | |||
| High-paced footage shot at Oldham Carnival 1977, various images of floats, cars and an open-top bus. Participants include; marching bands, cheerleaders, pageant contestants, people in fancy dress and various children's groups. Brief close-up shot of the Oldham Carnival Queen. | |||
| A ROYAL CATHEDRAL | |||
| Date: 1976-7 Film Number: 5784 | |||
| Exterior shots of the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral are followed by close-ups of carved detailing in the external brickwork and the intracacies of the stained glass windows. High angle shots from the interior of the Cathedral depict the Liverpool skyline, and vistors are seen looking from a high vantage point towards the construction of the Roman Catholic Cathedral. Stonemasons are shown working on a section of the Cathedral. | |||
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| [SARAH JAYNE & STUART] | |||
| Date: 1976-8 Film Number: 5373 | |||
| Scenes of Sarah Jayne Pownall as a toddler beginning with her in the park with mum and dad and in the back garden at home - in a paddling pool, on the swing, with her parents, with the cat and watering plants. Next are scenes of Sarah and her parents playing indoors, and of baby brother Stuart. The film ends with a garden scene with Stuart in his pushchair and Sarah and father playing in a paddling pool. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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| [GRANNY'S BIRTHDAY] | |||
| Date: c1977 Film Number: 6656 | |||
| Scenes from Granny Kapur's birthday at Grange-over-Sands including various members of the family posing outside for the camera. Krishan Kapur's 3rd birthday party at Hillsea Avenue, Heysham is also seen. | |||
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| [IN FRONT OF NO. 10 DOWNING STREET] | |||
| Date: c1977 Film Number: 6743 | |||
| Scenes of the Kapur children in a playground and the family walking through a park are followed by views of Westminster. The boys are seen feeding pigeons in Trafalgar Square and standing outside No.10 Downing Street. Underexposed footage of fireworks in the back garden at Hillsea Avenue, Heysham conclude. | |||
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| [PUNCH & JUDY; CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL] | |||
| Date: c1977 Film Number: 6747 | |||
| Scenes of the Kapur family on holiday, playing in a hayfield and then watching a Punch and Judy show. Ends with street scenes in Canterbury including views of the cathedral and war memorial. | |||
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| [CALA MILLOR] | |||
| Date: c1977 Film Number: 6751 | |||
| Exterior views of a hotel in Cala Millor, Majorca, are followed by scenes of the Kapur family enjoying themselves on the beach there. Brief scenes at Lake Windermere conclude. | |||
| [POPPY FIELD] | |||
| Date: c1977 Film Number: 6752 | |||
| Underexposed interior views - possibly inside a church - are followed by the Kapur family walking through a terraced garden and playing on the beach during a holiday in Majorca. The Kapur boys are seen standing in a poppy field with their mother. | |||
| [TRACTION ENGINES AND LAND'S END] | |||
| Date: c1977 Film Number: 8551 | |||
| Brief shots of a boating lake are followed by a traction engine and vintage car event, then scenes in Cornwall with shots at Land’s End. The reel concludes with close-up shots of maps, and a cartoon excerpt filmed from TV. | |||
| [MISCELLANEOUS SCENES IN AND AROUND BOLLINGTON] | |||
| Date: c1977 Film Number: 11167 | |||
| The films opens with Marie and Alice walking along a road near a construction site. We see landscape views and snow scenes on Clarke Lane at Kingerley Court. People have fun in the snow and play on sledges. We see scenes from a show jumping event, and there are garden scenes. Alf does the gardening, families sit outside with their babies and children blow bubbles and play with a pet rabbit. We see people out picking blackberries and there are views of Wellington Road Methodist Church in Bollington. There are also shots of an overturned lorry and a road slide at Kerridge Road near Bollington. We see views of Styperstone Pool from the road. A royal event is filmed from the television and we see a royal window display in J Heathcote Butchers, possibly to commemorate the Silver Jubilee. | |||
| [FAMILY HOLIDAY WITH THE DOG] | |||
| Date: c1977 Film Number: 8637 | |||
| Compilation reel of family leisure footage, including family members sitting on a pebbly beach, a dog obedience class, and people playing with a dog on a camping site. | |||
| [CHRISTMAS AT HOME WITH THE WILSON FAMILY] | |||
| Date: c1977 Film Number: 9597 | |||
| The Wilson family at home for Christmas. A lady carves the turkey in the kitchen. In the sitting room we see babies sat in their baby seats while children play and the adults sit around with the TV on in the background. | |||
| [PLAYING IN THE GARDEN] | |||
| Date: c1977 Film Number: 9599 | |||
| Scenes from the Wilson family garden. We see a dog playing in the garden, and then little boys run around playing. They later have fun tipping buckets of water over themselves. | |||
| [HOUSES AND COUNTRYSIDE] | |||
| Date: c1977 Film Number: 9602 | |||
| We see views of the area around the Wilson family home. There are views of the street, garden, the road outside the house and the nearby church and cemetery. | |||
| [WILSON FAMILY GATHERING] | |||
| Date: c1977 Film Number: 9605 | |||
| We see the Wilson family gathered together, possibly for a christening, and then the children playing together in the garden. A lady sits inside with a baby and a decorated cake, a child plays with the cake decorations. | |||
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