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Record 9244 – 9263 of 11096
| [GRIMSARGH FIELD DAY 1977] | |||
| Date: 1977 Film Number: 10581 | |||
| Scenes from the Grimsargh Field Day. We see the procession which includes the Rose Queen, floats, people in fancy dress, cub scouts, a dance troupe and a brass band. They arrive at the carnival field on the village green where some of the people in fancy dress are invited to go on stage. There is a performance of traditional dancing by children. There are general scenes at the end of the film, we see children playing, children with cats and people watching boats out at sea. | |||
| [SADDLEWORTH MUSICAL SOCIETY - THE GYPSY BARON] | |||
| Date: 1977 Film Number: 10693 | |||
| The Saddleworth Musical Society's production of 'The Gypsy Baron' in 1977. The backstage crew moving scenery and hanging lights followed by a full dress rehearsal with a small orchestra. | |||
| [CARLISLE SILVER JUBILEE PARADE, CAROLINE'S CHRISTENING AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1977 Film Number: 10760 | |||
| The film opens with winter scenes. We see a man and some children sledging and they build a big snowman. There are then brief shots of donkey rides on the beach, a family out and about in the Lake District, children on a fairground ride and people abseiling. We then see scenes from the Carlisle Silver Jubilee Parade. There are veteran cars, marching bands and brass bands, floats, brownies and girl guides and people in fancy and historical dress. The parade arrives at the carnival field at Carlisle Castle where there is a display of veteran cars followed by a display of men dressed as Roman soldiers riding horse drawn chariots. There is also a display of falconry and a parachute display. There is an air balloon and camels too. There are brief scenes from Caroline's Christening, the family and guests pose for photos. The film ends with more scenes of a family trip to the Lake District. | |||
| [OVER PEOVER JUBILEE] | |||
| Date: 1977 Film Number: 10980 | |||
| The Over Peover Jubilee celebrations begins with children erecting tents and inflating beds on a campsite. Events are held throughout the day these include children's country dancing, knobbly knees competition and children's running races. A fortune teller reads the cards while in the village hall the cake and flower arrangement competitions are held before the villagers enjoy refreshments of tea and sandwiches. After more dancing and egg and spoon races there is a barbecue with sausages and burgers. There are various stalls such as a crockery shy, ten pin bowling, darts and hoopla to help raise funds. The film ends with the children eating, singing and dancing around the bonfire. | |||
| [LIVERPOOL JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS] | |||
| Date: *1977 Film Number: 11103 | |||
| People on a boat on the River Mersey watching a flotilla of other boats, ships and tugboats pass by as part of the jubilee celebrations. A boy and girl race each other over home made hurdles in the garden. | |||
| BOLLINGTON SILVER JUBILEE JOUSTABOUT | |||
| Date: 1977 Film Number: 11185 | |||
| Scenes from the Bollington Silver Jubilee Joustabout. We see people preparing for the event that takes place on the cricket pitch,they are busy building sets. We then see the event itself which takes place on a rainy day. People wander around, and buy drinks, ice creams and candy floss and the Bollington Brass Band provide the music. The proceedings begin with a performance by the Bollington Majorettes, then we see jousting with pantomime horses and a 'knockout' type event with obstacle courses and games. The Mayor then presents a trophy to the winning team. | |||
| BOLLINGTON SILVER JUBILEE CARNIVAL | |||
| Date: 1977 Film Number: 11186 | |||
| Scenes from the Bollington Silver Jubilee Carnival. The film opens with scenes of the Silver Jubilee decorations on Ovenhouse Lane. We then see a parade pass through the street led by the Bollington Majorettes and the Bollington Brass Band. We see lots of shots of the spectators and the filmmaker identifies people he knows in his voiceover. The Mayor and Mayoress and the Festival Queen pass by and we see floats, amongst them floats from the Girl Guides, the Macclesfield Band, the Bollington Art Group, G&V Clarkson Grocers and the White Nancy Mountain Rescue Team. The Macclesfield Riding Club bring up the rear. We see spectators with drinks outside the Spinners pub and outside the Dog and Partridge pub. The parade proceeds along Palmerston Street and down Adlington Road on to the carnival field at the local cricket ground. People mill around the carnival field, drinking and buying ice creams. We see a fancy dress pram race and a demonstration from the army cadets. At the end of the day we see the joustabout sets being dismantled. The film ends with royal footage filmed from the television. | |||
| THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF JEREMY BENTHAM | |||
| Date: 1977 Film Number: 11369 | |||
| This is an amateur film funded by the North West Arts Association. It is a film about the British philosopher and political radical, Jeremy Bentham. It features interviews with experts on his work and Jeremy Bentham's opinions and philosophy form part of the narration of the film. We hear extracts from Benthams's works, 'An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation' and 'Theory of Fictions'. The interview at the heart of the film takes place outside University College London, the university features heavily in the film. | |||
| [QUEENS SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS, 1977] | |||
| Date: 1977 Film Number: 5719 | |||
| The film depicts a street party celebrating The Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977. Shots of families, friends and neighbours eating at tables in the street and a close-up shot of a child eating crisps. Footage shot in the back garden of a house as the celebration continues. | |||
| [MISCELLANEOUS TERRITORIAL ARMY AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1977 Film Number: 12070 | |||
| Miscellaneous scenes. We see men in army uniform moving across waste ground. We then see two of the soldiers digging before a mechanical digger arrives and starts shifting earth. A group of people stand on a bridge and look at a waterfall and there are shots of two women standing outside a house. The film ends with scenes of Territorial Army soldiers on manoeuvres out in the countryside. | |||
| [MARK'S FIRST YEAR ] | |||
| Date: 1977 Film Number: 12219 | |||
| Scenes from baby Mark's first year. We see him as a new born being held by various family members in different locations around the house. We also see him outside in his pram. In the house we see him being fed, sat on the potty and being bathed. There are Christmas scenes, the extended family enjoy Christmas day together and we see Mark being presented with his gifts. We also see scenes from his christening. We see family and guests outside the church and then back at the house having a party. | |||
| WASTE WATER TREATMENT | |||
| Date: 1978/9 Film Number: 3189 | |||
| Scenes of the installations designed by Simon Hartley Co. of Stoke on Trent for use in the treatment of waste water at a treatment plant in Blackburn and at laboratory facilities at UMIST. | |||
| [NEW HORIZONS INTERVIEWS] | |||
| Date: 1977-8 Film Number: 3392 | |||
| Footage of interviews with students on Salford University Chemistry departments foreign placements programme. A tutor at L'Oreal is also interviewed, and there are shots of one student at work in an ICI lab. | |||
| [NEW HORIZONS TRIMS 4] | |||
| Date: 1977-8 Film Number: 3393 | |||
| Footage of two men working on an experiment, using a large measuring apparatus. There is also a scene of a man seated at a desk, talking to an off-camera interviewer. | |||
| NETTING THE TIDE | |||
| Date: 1977/8 Film Number: 4570 | |||
| Student documentary profiling Tom Smith, a shrimp fisherman in Morecambe Bay and the last to still use a horse. Preparations for the day's fishing are made, and they are seen trawling the shallows of the bay for shrimp. 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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| ROXETTE | |||
| Date: 1977/8 Film Number: 4571 | |||
| Student documentary profiling young Roxy Music fans - they talk about the band and the music, are seen out and about in Manchester and getting ready for a concert at the Opera House. Includes footage of a tribute band, who due to a lack of musical instruments use household appliances to make music. | |||
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| [SARAH & STUART] | |||
| Date: 1977-8 Film Number: 5385 | |||
| Various scenes of the young Pownall children, Sarah Jayne and Stuart - on the beach and at a fairground on a family holiday, possibly in Morecambe, and at home in the garden in Macclesfield. The children are seen opening presents at Christmas, playing in the lving room and kitchen, and with other children at Sarah Jayme's 4th birthday party. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [FATHER AND SON CUB CAMP] | |||
| Date: 1977/8 Film Number: 8647 | |||
| Scenes from a father and son 5th Sale and Ashton cub scout camp. We see the adults sat by the cooking pot then playing cricket with the boys followed by bthe cubs sat around the campfire singing. The boys playing football then building wooden frames before walking in the countryside. Next we see the boys playing swingball, cooking sausages before packing up the tents. The film ends with a prizegiving with the boys handing their fathers a certificate. | |||
| [STEAM SPECIALS, CAROLE’S 18TH BIRTHDAY AND CANAL HOLIDAY] | |||
| Date: 1977/8 Film Number: 11233 | |||
| Compilation of family leisure and holiday footage, including campsite scenes; steam locomotives in the Midland Jubilee in October 1977; Carole’s 18th birthday; winter in the garden, and a narrowboat holiday on the Llangollen Canal. The reel ends with scenes of model gliders being flown. | |||
| ROUND AND ABOUT ST. ANDREWS CHURCH 1977-8 | |||
| Date: 1977-8 Film Number: 9629 | |||
| On Missionary Sunday, Mr. K. Ogden CMS missionary from Sudan was the preacher at the morning service at St Andrews Parish church. Outside the church he chats with the ladies of the missionary fellowship. On Remembrance Sunday, a procession makes its way through Cleveleys. The service takes place at the Thornton-Cleveleys war memorial. On Shrove Tuesday, a concert was organised by the Men's Fellowship. During the interval Mr. Tom Bond received a gift to celebrate 25 years of being the churchwarden. At an open evening, the 1976 Sunday school Queen Karen Fairbrother exhibits examples of her work and progress which helped her earn the Queen's Guide award. The certificate is presented to her by the Division Commissioner. On Mothering Sunday, mothers and children as well as the Sunday school Queen arrive at St Andrews church for the family service. On Easter Sunday the clergy and youth of the church enjoy breakfast together after the morning mass. In the following scene, members of the Music and Movement group wait for a bus outside St Andrews church which would take them to Singleton. In May, a sponsored walk around the local churches was held to raise money for Christian Aid Week. Members of the Young Wives Fellowship organised a car treasure hunt. This year the Mothers Union Deanery Festival was held at St John's Parish Church in Blackpool. The members of St Andrews parish arrive in Blackpool and make their way into the church for the service. During the annual Gala Day we see bands and people in fancy dress march through Cleveleys. St Andrews Sunday school Queen Helen takes part in the Queen section. In the next scene, guests arrive at St Andrews church for the wedding of Brian Bollington and Patricia M. Berry. The bride arrives with her father and enters the church. The bride and groom exit and have photographs taken on the church grounds. In July, the Sunday school festival was held which included a procession around the parish. That July the new Sunday school Queen was crowned and a small procession was held in the church car park. Later in July members of the Mothers Union visited St Laurence's Church Morecambe for the flower festival. In August, members of St Andrews Parish church travelled to St Helens Church in Churchtown to visit the country market. There was also an exhibition of country arts and flower arrangements. Guests arrive at St Andrews church for the wedding of Lindsay H. Broscombe and Valerie E. Dean. After the service the bride and groom pose for photographs outside the church. In September, some members of St Andrews church travelled to St Paul's Church in Marton for the visit of the Bishop of Bloemfontein Frederick Amoore. In the next scene, a procession lead by the Thornton-Cleveleys brass band takes place around Cleveleys to commemorate the Battle of Britain. In late September, members of St Andrews church welcome Reverend Arthur Moon as he arrives at the church, he was to be the preacher at the morning's service. Children of the Sunday school can be seen heading to church with their gifts for the harvest festival. | |||
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