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| [A WASP NEST] | |||
| Date: *1977 Film Number: 11917 | |||
| Close up of a wasps' nest in the garden at Loxley with wasps entering and exiting the nest while being poked with a stick. Various traction engines at a rally, possibly at Astle Park. | |||
| [TRACTION ENGINE RALLY] | |||
| Date: *1977 Film Number: 11919 | |||
| A steam traction engine rally at Astle Park then a parade of vintage tractors with some pulling farm machinery. | |||
| LOWER WITHINGTON ROSE QUEEN FESTIVAL 1977 | |||
| Date: 1977 Film Number: 11924 | |||
| The festival parade begins with a girls' dance troupe, a marching brass band, people in fancy dress and decorated floats pulled by tractors. The Rose Queens are seen in a convertible vintage car with a horse drawn carriage bringing up the rear of the festival parade. A parade of floats is followed by the coronation ceremony of the Rose Queen and the prize giving for the fancy dress and decorated bicycles. The prizes are awarded for the decorated floats followed by shots of the coconut shy, a children's carousel and a child eating an ice cream. | |||
| 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. | |||
| [MARK & TIM, ABERSOCH C1977; WINTER 1977-78; LAKES 1977/8] | |||
| Date: 1977/8 Film Number: 10402 | |||
| Mark and Tim on mechanical toy car and boat rides, Tim in a high chair then playing in the garden with a dog. The boys are next seen enjoying a funfair ride then building sandcastles and paddling in the sea at Abersoch. In a snowy garden mark and Tim build a snowman with the help of the neighbours. In the Lake District, Mark plays in the garden in front of a caravan followed by Tim in the garden, Mark on a wall and finally the boys play fighting. | |||
| [DUNHAM MASSEY AND IRELAND] | |||
| Date: *1977/8 Film Number: 10977 | |||
| Deer at Dunham Massey, views of the park and Hall exteriors with members of the public petting the deer and sunbathing. Scenes from a crown green bowls match. A guinea pig being held in the garden by a young woman followed by close ups of the budgies and the guinea pig. A group of people examine the plants in a front garden before being joined by other members of the family. A terraced street and port [Ireland?] then a sailboat race, followed by rooftop views and house interiors with a family, a baby and a small dog | |||
| [LANGUAGE LESSON TRIMS] | |||
| Date: *1977-9 Film Number: 3375 | |||
| Footage of a French language class being held at Salford University. | |||
| SMITH FAMILY HOLIDAY IN DEVON | |||
| Date: c1978 Film Number: 5052 | |||
| The Smith family stay in a chalet on Landscove Holiday Village in Brixham, Devon. They visit Berry Head and Brixham harbour and walk around the town. They watch the Paignton and Dartmouth steam train pull into Kingswear station and watch boats leave the Dartmouth harbour, before taking a boat trip themselves towards Dartmouth Castle. At the chalet, Mrs Smith makes jelly and writes postcards before taking a coastal walk with her husband and daughter Hazel. Michael watches cricket on the television, the family take another boat trip and visit Paignton Zoo where they see various animals and feed the zebras. Finally, they board a train at Paignton station. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [HOLIDAY CAMP & CHRISTMAS] | |||
| Date: c1978 Film Number: 5383 | |||
| Adams family holiday to Pontins, Southport - Simon is seen on a donkey, on the miniature railway, in the pushcahir with baby brother and playing on a slide. Includes camp entertainers dressed as aliens. Concludes with Simon and his brother opening presents at Christmas whilst parents and grandparents look on. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| SPIRIT OF MERSEYSIDE | |||
| Date: c1978 Film Number: 6448 | |||
| Promotional film showcasing the attractions of locating commercial and industrial businesses within the five districts of Merseyside. A brief history of the region is followed with what Merseyside has to offer in the way of communication networks, industrial areas, technological innovations, cultural heritage, places of natural beauty and sport and leisure. Includes interviews with four leading businessmen explaining why their companies decided to locate on Merseyside. | |||
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| [INDIA - PUNJAB, DELHI AND RAJASTHAN] | |||
| Date: c1978 Film Number: 6653 | |||
| Scenes from the Kapur family's tour of the Punjab, Delhi and Rajasthan. Includes visits to the Golden Temple at Amritsar, the Parliament of India, the Taj Mahal and the dams at Udaipur. There is intermittent commentary from Dr Hira Kapur throughout. | |||
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| [GILLIAN'S WEDDING] | |||
| Date: c1978 Film Number: 6744 | |||
| Scenes from a wedding - possibly at a country house - including children playing in a hedgerow maze and wedding guests leaving the chapel and outside at the reception. Ends with the Kapur family and friends enjoying themselves on holiday by Lake Windermere. | |||
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