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[MIDDLEWOOD HIGHER STATION AND OLD RAILWAY LINE]
Date: 1980s Film Number: 10378
 
A visit to the disused railway station at Middlewood, on the former Manchester to Macclesfield route, and shots of the walkways and bridlepaths where the lines used to run.
 
 
 
[LOSTOCK MAY QUEEN CELEBRATION]
Date: 1980s Film Number: 10381
 
In scenes from this open-air event, the May Queen makes her way across the field with her attendants, watched by spectators standing and sitting around the perimeter; the town crier is there to proclaim the news, and a hot-air balloon is inflated.
 
 
 
[RAILWAY IN THE ATTIC]
Date: 1980s Film Number: 10382
 
Filmmaker Cyril Higginson climbs up into the attic to enjoy his model railway. The reel includes scenes of a real train travelling through rural and industrial landscapes, some shot from the driver’s cab.
 
 
 
[GED AND CAROLE'S WEDDING]
Date: 1980s Film Number: 10383
 
Scenes from a wedding – in the garden of the reception venue, the bridal couple pose for photographs while children play nearby on a climbing frame; some guests sit at outdoor pub tables in the sunshine.
 
 
 
[PORTMEIRION - HOME OF THE PRISONER}
Date: 1980s Film Number: 10386
 
Visitors look round the North Wales village of Portmeirion. We see various examples of the idiosyncratic architecture, including some building interior shots.
 
 
 
[KARL'S 1ST BIRTHDAY AND OTHER SCENES]
Date: 1980s Film Number: 10387
 
Family scenes with a baby, firstly when very young, then later at the playground on a swing or on a rocking horse at home. There are scenes out by a river, with boats and swans, and the reel ends with young Karl’s first birthday, complete with cake and lighted candle.
 
 
 
[BARBECUE IN THE GARDEN]
Date: 1980s Film Number: 10448
 
Three women in the car park of the George Hotel then walking in the hills. In the garden playing football with the dog then the O'Connors enjoy a barbecue on a rainy day.
 
 
 
[ROUNDERS, WHIT WALK AND GARDEN SCENES]
Date: 1980s Film Number: 10703
 
Schoolgirls play a game of rounders on a playing field, and a Whit Walk procession goes along Cross Street in Manchester city centre. The reel ends with people standing in a garden.
 
 
 
[WOODFORD AIR SHOW]
Date: 1980s Film Number: 10966
 
Close ups of various flowers and shrubs. Sky diving and parachute display team at Woodford Air Show near Stockport. The Red Arrows aerobatic display team and fly pasts by various military aircraft including Lancaster Bomber, Spitfire, Tiger Moth , Tornado and Vulcan. The film ends with out of focus shots of the Red Arrows on the runway.
 
 
 
[A CAT]
Date: 1980s Film Number: 11914
 
Close ups of a cat.
 
 
 
[FROGS IN A POND]
Date: 1980s Film Number: 11916
 
Close up of frogs then Phillip sat topless eating a sandwich as Mrs Moston cleans the kitchen sink. Phillip and others catch frogs from a pond in the garden.
 
 
 
[FANCY DRESS FETE]
Date: 1980s Film Number: 5864
 
Footage from a garden fete at Dunham Massey mansion in Cheshire with Paul Berry and friends in fancy dress. Scenes of visitors in costume, enjoying a picnic, and larking around in the estate gardens. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[NOEL AND RUTH'S WEDDING]
Date: 1980s Film Number: 5865
 
Scenes of the couple and guests arriving at Hawksworth Methodist Church in Leeds, shots taken from a moving car after the wedding, and the happy couple in various locations. Also features brief scenes in Harry Ramsden's restaurant. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[BLACKPOOL PLEASURE BEACH]
Date: 1980s Film Number: 5866
 
Scenes at Blackpool Pleasure Beach with Paul Berry and friends, including footage filmed whilst on a rollercoaster. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[MYRA AND OTHER SCENES]
Date: 1980s Film Number: 5871
 
Footage of people changing a car tyre at the roadside. Scenes from a film entitled "Myra!", presumeably about the Myra Hindley, featuring a woman in a blonde wig, a man with an elephant man mask and a baby doll. Also includes some stop frame animation with daleks and toys. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[WEDDING AT CALDER VALE]
Date: 1980s Film Number: 10004
 
Friends and family can be seen arriving at Calder Vale Methodist Chapel for a wedding. The bridesmaids arrive soon followed by the bride. The film cuts to inside the church where the bride and groom can be seen signing the registry.
 
 
 
FLYING COLOURS
Date: *1980 / 93 Film Number: 3430
 
Scenes shot in and around Manchester Airport. Views of the approach to Ringway from on board a plane are intercut with shots of a plane coming in to land. There are shots of a terminal building, an open-air terminal, planes taking off and landing, luggage being unloaded and a cargo plane. There are scenes at an aviation viewing park in Wilmslow and views in and around the airport's train station.
 
 
 
[THE BANANA SPLITS REFORMED]
Date: 1980s Film Number: 6514
 
A re-staging of the opening titles sequence from children's television programme The Banana Splits, featuring several students, rapid editing and camera trickery. The action takes place in a park with the students dancing around, appearing as if by magic from behind trees and playing on swings and rocking horses.
 
 
 
[BELMONT SPECIAL SCHOOL- ACTIVITIES 1981]
Date: 1981 Film Number: 1377
 
School activities, including Easter egg races, sports and Rose queen celebrations. Also featuring a dance show by Ludus, a visiting company, and movement activities. There is also footage of a visit to Pontins holiday camp and Halloween festivities.
 
 
 
[BUILDING A COACH]
Date: *1981 Film Number: 1700
 
The construction of two wooden prototype coaches is seen over a period of time. Wooden components are seen being replaced by metal and glass. Filmed at Duple International Coachbuilders, Blackpool.
 
 
 
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