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Record 9897 – 9916 of 11241
 
 
[SARAH & STUART 1981-2]
Date: 1981-2 Film Number: 5387
 
Compilation film featuring the Pownall children - Sarah and Stuart. They are seen in the garden with friends, on a slide into a paddling pool. There are brief shots of the garden undergoing landscaping work, and a skip being lifted onto a truck, before scenes of fireworks in the garden, sledging on the snowy street, and the children playing with toys at Christmas. The chidren are seen trampolining at Macclesfield Leisure Centre, roller-skating and on holiday in North Wales - on the beach, at a fairground and visiting the Duke of Lancaster ship at Mostyn. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[TO JAPAN WITH PANASONIC]
Date: *1981/2 Film Number: 6314
 
Scenes from a trip to Japan by Richard and Jean Thompson, probably organised by Panasonic. Views around Mount Fuji, various ornamental parks and gardens, and of people at a temple. There are scenes in a large city, aerial views of mountains taken from a plane, and examples of some Japanese trains including the Bullet Train.
 
 
 
[MARPLE BOAT RALLY AND OTHER SCENES]
Date: 1981/2 Film Number: 10349
 
Compilation reel of family home and leisure footage, including a trip on a canal boat and a ride on a miniature railway. There are scenes at a caravan site and a family get-together at home, with people socialising and larking about. There are brief shots of an illuminated tram, and the reel ends with family members out and about, and a dog happily digging a hole.
 
 
 
[CONGLETON EVENTS]
Date: 1981-3 Film Number: 3600
 
Film of activities of the Lions Organisation of Congleton. They are seen constructing an Egyptian-themed float for inclusion in a procession through Congleton town centre, helping to set up a fete at West Heath Hospital, and a "fooderama" at West Heath Shopping Centre. Other scenes include a firework display organised by the Rotary Club and a welly-throwing contest.
 
 
 
[ROLLER DISCO]
Date: c1982 Film Number: 5393
 
Underexposed scenes of youngsters at a roller disco held in a sports hall. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[LLANDDWYN ISLAND AND SYMONDS YAT]
Date: c1982 Film Number: 10318
 
Holiday scenes in Wales and Herefordshire, including locations on Llanddwyn Island on a blustery day, and views from the vantage point at Symonds Yat.
 
 
 
[A WEDDING AND A SUMMER GARDEN PARTY]
Date: c1982 Film Number: 10948
 
The film opens with scenes from a wedding. Family and guests including the groom wearing an air force uniform, the bridesmaid and bride with her father arrive at the church. After the ceremony we see the bride and groom walking under a guard of honour. We then see the Brice family gathering at a summer garden party.
 
 
 
[BRICE FAMILY SCENES INCLUDING A WEDDING AND A CHRISTENING]
Date: c1982 Film Number: 10949
 
The film opens with scenes from a wedding. The bride and groom are wearing matching white tuxedos and the wedding looks to have taken place in a register office. We see family members with a baby after a christening. There are brief scenes from a trip to Rhodes. We also see family scenes filmed in the garden including a baby in a baby walker and on a swing.
 
 
 
[MARK AND KATHY]
Date: 1981-3 Film Number: 12222
 
Family scenes from the Leach family, we see the children, Mark and Kathy, having fun at various events. The film opens with Christmas scenes. A mince pie and a glass of sherry has been left for Santa. Mark hangs his stocking and helps Kathy with hers. We then see Kathy crawling up the stairs. There are more Christmas scenes, We see piles of toys and the extended family in the sitting room. The children eat cereals and play with headphones. We then see them in the bath. The children play in a pub car park, and then on holiday they play football on a foreign beach with their Dad. We later see the three of them in a dinghy in the sea. Back home there are more Christmas scenes and we see the children playing in the street. They attend a cricket match and we see them playing on a beach building sand castles and later having a picnic. There are scenes from a family trip to Jodrell Bank, followed by scenes of the children playing in the garden.
 
 
 
[CONGLETON PROCESSION AND MEDIAEVAL TOURNAMENT]
Date: 1981/3 Film Number: 3597
 
Footage from the two events in Congleton; floats and various local groups are seen processing down a street in Congleton town centre. Floats include depictions of Doctor Who and Playschool, representatives from the Rotary Club and Sale Rugby Club and one from a local pub. Beauty and Rose Queens adorn other floats, and members of the procession include a team of motorcyclists, brass bands, a Chinese dragon and morris dancers. In the 'tournament', fairground rides are viewed, and there are displays by parachutists and the Red Arrows.
 
 
 
THE 'OTHER' LAKE DISTRICT
Date: *1981/3 Film Number: 6305
 
Film looking at the lakes in and around Tatton in Cheshire - featuring Tatton Park, Rosthern, Pickmere and Great Budworth.
 
 
 
[POETRY RECITALS, HEATON PARK & OTHER SCENES]
Date: 1981-85 Film Number: 10083
 
An elderly man pushes an elderly woman sat in a wheelchair followed by the baptism of Nicola Dawn. The elderly man recites a poem then the family sing Christmas carols while Nicola plays with her toys. Scenic views of mountains and lakes, Mrs Shaw walking the dog and two children play in a yard. A snowy Heaton Park with a frozen boating lake. A windy seafront with large waves crashing onto the promenade. Several generations of the Shaw family at Christmas followed by Mr and Mrs Shaw holding trophies. Nicola does nursery rhymes then Mrs Shaw walks the dog in the countryside The film ends with views of a seaside town and children in a playground on the swings and slide.
 
 
 
[BELMONT SPECIAL SCHOOL- VARIOUS ACTIVITIES 1982]
Date: 1982 Film Number: 1372
 
Various events are shown including Christmas celebrations, a Rose Queen ceremony and a sports day. Also included are outdoor activities, at a beach/lake side, and donkey riding
 
 
 
[OLD MILL - BAMBER BRIDGE]
Date: 1982 Film Number: 2483
 
Film of the removal of the dome from the tower of the Old Mill in Bamber Bridge. The mill is seen, with wasteground and heavy machinary in the foreground. A workman is seen attaching the winch of a crane to the dome. The dome is winched from the top of a tower and lowered onto a lorry. The film closes with the lorry driving away.
 
 
 
[MICHAEL HESELTINE VISITS CENTRAL LANCASHIRE]
Date: 1982 Film Number: 2484
 
Film of the visit of Michael Heseltine, Secretary of State for the Environment, to various locations developed by the Central Lancashire Development Corporation (now known as English Partnerships). Mr Heseltine and the official party, including Sir Frank Pearson (Chairman of the CLDC) are seen at Clayton Grenn, Sherwood, Pope Lane and Astley Village. They meet a family at their house and tour various houses and shopping areas.
 
 
 
[CONTINUING CONSTRUCTION IN CENTRAL LANCASHIRE AND BRITISH LEYLAND]
Date: 1982 Film Number: 2485
 
Aerial footage including shots of various Central Lancashire Development Corporation sites (now known as English Partnerships). Moss Side, Lostock View, Cop Lane, Tulketh Brow, Broadgate - Penworthan, Plungington, Walton Summit and Clayton Brook are all featured. Housing, industrial estates and areas under construction are seen British Leyland's factory is also featured.
 
 
 
[MAJORETTES]
Date: 1982 Film Number: 2973
 
Footage of Majorettes practising in a garden in Norden.
 
 
 
IN SEARCH OF THE REVOLUTION
Date: 1982 Film Number: 3429
 
A film showing the vestiges of buildings and architecture from the Industrial Revolution. There are shots of mills and chimneys in Stockport, including footage of them being demolished. There are views of Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire, and pubs called the Crown Inn and The Railway. There are shots of railway lines and the Wellington Road South area in Stockport, around the viaduct.
 
 
 
ST PETERS DAY, RIBERA BRAVA
Date: 1982 Film Number: 3677
 
Scenes shot in a religious procession in the street on June 21st 1982 in the Spanish town of Ribera Brava.
 
 
 
MADEIRA
Date: 1982 Film Number: 3688
 
Footage of a holiday to Madeira shot by Mr Taylor.
 
 
 
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