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| [CHELSEA V MANCHESTER CITY AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1978 Film Number: 8817 | |||
| Match action of Chelsea v Manchester City at Stamford Bridge, followed by domestic scenes including a golden retriever in a yard, and a woman carrying vases of flowers out into the garden. The reel ends with shots around a suburban front room. | |||
| [THE WIZARD THAT WOZ] | |||
| Date: 1978 Film Number: 8878 | |||
| Scenes from ‘The Wizard that Woz’ performed by pupils from James Brindley Primary School in Salford; the children dress up in a wide range of costumes, including those of Batman and Dracula. | |||
| [THE WIZARD WORKSHOP] | |||
| Date: 1978 Film Number: 8879 | |||
| James Brindley Primary School in Salford holds a workshop day for pupils rehearsing for ‘The Wizard that Woz’. This is a an ambitious production with children dressed as a wide variety of characters, including witches and wizards and Native Americans. | |||
| [SCOUT CAR 1978, SCARBOROUGH] | |||
| Date: 1978 Film Number: 9397 | |||
| The scouts pedal - powered go-karts take to the promenade in Scarborough with race action followed by a parade with a marching band. The film ends with a prize giving to the winners. | |||
| [CUB CAMP 1978] | |||
| Date: 1978 Film Number: 9408 | |||
| We see the cubs playing and taking part in activities near their tents and then later we see them around the campfire singing. | |||
| WHITBREAD WEST PENNINES NEWSREEL 1978 | |||
| Date: 1978 Film Number: 9425 | |||
| The Whitbread West Pennines newsreel features promotional events for Whitbread breweries that took place in 1978. The events are sponsored by Whitbread and we see their senior staff at these events presenting awards and giving speeches. The film opens with scenes from the North Lonsdale show at Ulverston where there are horse and cattle shows. We see the qualifying round for the Whitbread Young Riders Competition at the Manchester Show. Jean Milner is the winner on her horse Style. We see the Taxi Drivers Outing for Handicapped Children setting off from Rivington Hall - Jimmy Savile is present. There are motor boat racing scenes at Thornton, where we see the North West Powerboat Racing Championship taking place on the River Wyre. At Anfield Stadium there is a Whitbread sponsored match between Liverpool Football Club and Queens Park Rangers, with a buffet lunch before the game for Whitbread staff. There is a similar event for a Whitbread sponsored match between Everton and Southampton. After the game Colin Todd is presented with the award for 'Man of the Match'. There are scenes from Shaw Hill Golf Club where we see The 1978 Whitbread Trophy Northern Golf Tournament. The tournament is between West Pennines and East Pennines and many of the players are named in the commentary as we see them taking part in the game. After the tournament there is an event for the participants and Whitbread senior staff members. The film ends with scenes from the Samlesbury fully automated can products warehouse. We see the automated system which stores the canned beer and gets it out onto the lorries in action. | |||
| MAYORESS IN A LATHER | |||
| Date: 1978 Film Number: 10534 | |||
| As part of Burnley Cine Club's practical film night in 1978 this comedy short film features an old man going to the mayoress charity night causing mayhem wherever he goes. | |||
| [BARROW FC 1978] | |||
| Date: 1978 Film Number: 11019 | |||
| Match action from three separate matches at Holker Street stadium, home to Barrow FC since 1910 and two Sunday league games held on a local park. Some of the games feature wild-track of supporters shouting. | |||
| [SAND AT MOSSBOROUGH HALL FARM] | |||
| Date: 1978 Film Number: 9091 | |||
| Scenes from Mossborough Hall Farm in Rainford, St. Helens. Mr Heyes films a problem with sand at the farm. A sandstorm is blowing from the Delph Field, caused by sand extraction by Pilkington's. David Ensor is seen demonstrating the depth of the sand. | |||
| [PLUM MILL DEMOLITION AND CORNISH HOLIDAY] | |||
| Date: 1978 Film Number: 9499 | |||
| Scenes from a holiday in Cornwall and places visited on the journey there and back, including St Mawes, Mevagissey, Ross-on-Wye, Tintern Abbey and Bath. In Heywood, people turn out to watch the demolition of Plum Mill, with the wrecking ball bringing down a local landmark. | |||
| [THE WILSON FAMILY CELEBRATE ANOTHER CHRISTMAS AT HOME] | |||
| Date: 1978 Film Number: 9604 | |||
| The Wilson family celebrate Christmas at home. The women prepare food in the kitchen, we see the table set for dinner, then the family sit down to their Christmas dinner. They later open gifts in the sitting room, the children get lots of new toys and they sit and play with the TV on in the background. | |||
| HOLLAND 1978 | |||
| Date: 1978 Film Number: 9702 | |||
| Scenes from the Glossop and District Scouts camping trip to Holland in 1978. We see the scouts leave on a coach as their families wave goodbye. We then see scenes from their trip to Holland. They stay at Camping de Tolplas and there are lots of scenes throughout the film of the scouts at the campsite. We see them eating, washing up and larking around. We see them on a cycling trip near the campsite and they visit various places in Holland. They visit the war cemetery at Arnhem, they relax and eat ice cream and chips on the shores of a lake at Oudemeyer, they go for a sightseeing boat trip in Amsterdam and they visit Kampen and Volendam. They also see a demonstration of clog making. There are shots of the English scenery from the coach window on the journey home, including the Woodhead Pass. | |||
| [IT'S A KNOCKOUT AT THE ROODEE CHESTER] | |||
| Date: 1978 Film Number: 9775 | |||
| Sunday 16th April 1978 at Chester racecourse sees Chester v Crewe and Nantwich v Wrexham in Heat 2 of the popular TV programme, It's a Knockout. Decorated boats and rafts battle on the river Dee, and at the Roodee ground, the teams, often in comic costumes, compete to complete obstacle courses and sporting challenges. | |||
| [WOODFORD AIR SHOW 1978] | |||
| Date: 1978 Film Number: 9776 | |||
| Scenes from the annual air show in Cheshire, featuring a wide range of aircraft, including biplanes, helicopters, a Harrier Jump Jet and a Hercules transport plane; there is also a display by the Red Arrows. | |||
| [WHIT WALK & WESTON-SUPER-MARE] | |||
| Date: 1978 Film Number: 9811 | |||
| A young boy in a bow tie leads the Whit Walk through the streets of Radcliffe with religious banners, clergymen, Cub Scouts and Brownies. Holiday scenes from Weston-Super-Mare with the Kirkmans playing crazy golf, views of the promenade and beach scenes. | |||
| KNOWSLEY TODAY | |||
| Date: *1978 Film Number: 10263 | |||
| A film made for Knowsley Borough council showing the positive aspects to life in the area presented by Brian Redhead. The locations include Knowsley Hall, Liverpool Docks, Kirkby Sports Centre, Huyton shopping precinct, Knowsley Safari Park and Prescot street scenes. Presenter Brian Redhead takes a look at the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in Merseyside in this promotional film advertising the commercial and general attractions of the area. Beginning with Knowsley Hall, the historic home of the Earls of Derby, we visit a wide range of locations including Knowsley Safari Park, Kirkby Sports Centre, Liverpool Docks, Huyton, Prescot, and see the traditional craft of horseshoeing at Crompton Smithy. Local nightlife is represented with a floor show at Kirkby Suite, and the film also shows the easy transport links for leisure purposes to the Lake District, Southport and Snowdonia. | |||
| [RETURN OF HMS ARK ROYAL] | |||
| Date: 1978 Film Number: 10315 | |||
| In Plymouth, crowds turn out to watch naval ships in the harbour, including the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal being towed into HMNB Devonport for decommissioning the following spring. | |||
| [SADDLEWORTH MUSICAL SOCIETY - THE GONDOLIERS] | |||
| Date: 1978 Film Number: 10694 | |||
| The Saddleworth Musical Society production of Gilbert and Sullivan's 'The Gondoliers' with dress rehearsal scenes. | |||
| [MANCHESTER ARNDALE INTERIORS, CITY CENTRE AND AIRPORT] | |||
| Date: *1978 Film Number: 10975 | |||
| Interiors of Manchester Arndale centre and its various shops with gross underexposed shots of pub interiors Views of bungalows, a derelict mill and Barton Bridge. Manchester city centre including Piccadilly and Market Street followed by planes at Manchester airport and a swing bridge on the ship canal. In a garden, a woman with her baby and dog followed by the demolition of chimneys possibly at a power station, we get to see both chimneys fall. The film ends with close ups of flowers and a group of people stood outside the Blue Bell public house | |||
| [DANCING GIRLS] | |||
| Date: 1978 Film Number: 5742 | |||
| A group of girls energetically dance on stage in costume. Men join in with the performance, various costume changes throughout. | |||
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