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BRADLEY NURSERY SCHOOL 1979
Date: 1979 Film Number: 2554
 
Scenes of staff and children attending Bradley Nursery School, in Nelson; 1979. Features footage of the children engaged in various activities :- playing in the sand pit, water tub and paddling pool; climbing on the apparatus in the playground; having a game of cricket (some children are seen wearing adult cricket pads to protect their legs) and playing with tricycles, go-carts and modelling clay. Further scenes include the staff handing out milk cartons to the children at break time; dishing out food at dinner time and clearing away toys and apparatus at home time. Concludes with shots of the children being collected from school, by their parents, at the end of the day.
 
 
 
[DOMESTIC SCENES AND PATRICK MOORE]
Date: 1979 Film Number: 2693
 
MIXED SCENES - a girl playing in her back garden, a sports day in a field with a prize-giving, and then more scenes of the girl. There is footage of a band playing at Chester Zoo, including the astronomer Patrick Moore on xylophone. There are shots of him signing autographs, a brief view of penguins and then more of the band.
 
 
 
[SCHOOL SPORTS IN CHESHIRE]
Date: 1979 Film Number: 2698
 
Footage of sports day at the Firs Primary School in Chester - a running race, a forward roll race, a football dribbling race and an obstacle race - is followed by a short prizegiving. There are then mixed scenes from the family - all of them assembled after the christening of the new baby Daniel, a small child playing on a toy truck, and then shots of a caravan park. There is a shot of a girl in a dinghy (on dry land) and one of her in her brownie outfit.
 
 
 
THE EASTER PACE EGG TRADITION
Date: 1979 Film Number: 2927
 
Families in Avenham Park rolling eggs at Easter (both hen's and chocolate ones), followed by scenes of pace-egging in Bury, with participants dressed in elaborate costumes.
 
 
 
THE EASTER PACE EGG PLAY, FLOOKBURGH, CUMBRIA 1979
Date: 1979 Film Number: 2944
 
The Furness Morris Men perform a pace-egg play in Flookburgh, followed by a brief scene of morris dancing.
 
 
 
HELSTON FLORA DAY 1979
Date: 1979 Film Number: 2957
 
Footage from the Helston Flora day in Cornwall - there are scenes of town buildings being decorated, dancing children and the fury dance.
 
 
 
PADSTOW OBBY OSS AND MAY DAY FESTIVTIES
Date: 1979 Film Number: 2965
 
Footage of Padstow Obby Oss (Cornish folklore event) and may day celebrations.
 
 
 
DOB CROSS BAND FESTIVAL 1979
Date: 1979 Film Number: 2986
 
A festival of brass bands - featuring brass bands marching through the streets and then playing outdoors.
 
 
 
THE PRUDENTIAL CUP [SEMI FINALS 1979]
Date: 1979 Film Number: 3473
 
Edited highlights of matches in the Prudential Cricket World Cup held in England in 1979. Featured matches include Sri Lanka and India at Old Trafford. In the semi-final, the West Indies defeat Pakistan at the Oval, and England beat New Zealand at Old Trafford. Narrated by Brian Johnstone.
 
 
 
THE PRUDENTIAL CUP [FINAL 1979]
Date: 1979 Film Number: 3474
 
Edited highlights of the 1979 Prudential Cricket World Cup Final of 1979 at Lords, narrated by Brian Johnstone. England play the West Indies, with the West Indies batting first, and winning.
 
 
 
ANDALUCIA
Date: 1979 Film Number: 3663
 
Scenes from Mr Taylor's Spanish holiday - there are views of the hotel and its gardens, plus shots of historic buildings, and the interior of a furniture store. Locations include Cordoba and the Alcazar.
 
 
 
[REMEMBRANCE DAY IN DUNHAM MASSEY]
Date: 1979 Film Number: 3786
 
Views of Remembrance Day commemorations in the Dunham area, with shots of a band playing in the open air, a choir processing down a church drive, and a service being held outdoors. Wreaths are laid at a war memorial, and the Church of St Margarets in Dunham Massey is shown. 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/
 
 
 
[DEVELOPMENT WORK IN EASTBOURNE]
Date: 1979 Film Number: 3788
 
Views of the development of a new shopping centre, and the restoration of a railway station in Eastbourne.
 
 
 
[NORTHERN IRELAND - LAKES AND HILLS]
Date: *1979 Film Number: 3958
 
Footage shot on a holiday to Northern Ireland, with views of hills and alkes, and shot of the coastline. There is also footage of a garden covered in snow.
 
 
 
CRUFTS DOG SHOW 1979
Date: 1979 Film Number: 4090
 
Footage from the first Crufts to be held at Earl's Court in London. Views of the exterior with people arriving, then Afghan Hounds being groomed and paraded before the judges. There are general views of the interior, taken from a high vantage point, with press photographers taking photos of the winners in the main arena.
 
 
 
[ST JAMES' PARK]
Date: *1979 Film Number: 4105
 
General views St Jame's Park, including the lake. Birds are seen taking food from the hand of a man and a girl, and there are some people feeding the many geese and ducks in the park.
 
 
 
[BLETCHER HOLIDAY IN NORTH WALES]
Date: *1979 Film Number: 4305
 
Leslie and Sybil Bletcher on holiday at their caravan on the North Wales coast. General views of the campsite and inside the caravan, as well as footage from walks through little villages and a trip to Bodnant Gardens, with the many different types of plants there.
 
 
 
[A PARTY FOR DAISY]
Date: 1979 Film Number: 4307
 
Under-exposed scenes from the 70th birthday party for Daisy Rice at Heyes Lane Tennis Club in Timperley. The children are seen disco dancing and playing pass the parcel. There is a substantial buffet, and the adults dance and do the conga round the room.
 
 
 
[FLEETWOOD TRAWLER PROTEST]
Date: *1979 Film Number: 4445
 
Views, taken from shore, of a Fleetwood trawler protest (probably over threatened closure of the port). Ends with trawlers entering the harbour and mooring up.
 
 
 
LAST OF THE LION BRAND
Date: 1979 Film Number: 4572
 
Student documentary looking at the use of 'donkey stones' for cleaning steps and stairs, the last factory in the area to produce them (Eli Whalley & Co in Ashton-under-Lyne), and the efforts of Tameside Museum Service to preserve the manufacturing equipment from this company as it winds down. 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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