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[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!", presumably about 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.They hit the baby doll with an axe and it is covered in immitation blood. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 
[CRASH TESTING SEAT DESIGNS]
Date: *1981 Film Number: 1702
 
Film of crash tests on coach bodies in order to test the effects of impact on seating designs. Filmed at Duple International Coachbuilders, Blackpool.
 
 
 
CARE BEYOND TODAY
Date: 1981 Film Number: 2276
 
An appeal by Brian Redhead for funds for the construction of a hospice for the incurably ill in Fylde. A similar hospice in Chorley serves as an example.
 
 
 
[PRESTON DOCKS AND CLAYTON GREEN]
Date: 1981 Film Number: 2475
 
Opens with footage from Preston Docks, showing the docks, warehouses and wasteland. Also includes shots of cranes, silos and trucks. The film closes with footage of housing at the Clayton Green site of the Central Lancashire Development Corporation (now known as English Partnerships).
 
 
 
[MOSS SIDE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE AND LOSTOCK HALL HOUSING ESTATE]
Date: 1981 Film Number: 2476
 
Film of the Moss Side Industrial Estate, featuring shots of warehouses and builders at work. Also includes shots of the Lostock Hall site of the Central Lancashire Development Corporation (now known as English Partnerships), including shots of warehouses and terraced housing.
 
 
 
[lostock hall development site, the maltings and cuerden valley park]
Date: 1981 Film Number: 2477
 
Opens with footage of allotments and terraced housing at the Lostock Hall site of the Central Lancashire Development Corporation (now known as English Partnerships), also includes shots of warehouses and a new road. Continues with shots of 'The Maltings' community centre (?) at Cop Lane, children are seen in front of the building. Closes with shots of children playing in Cuerden Valley Park while their mothers sit at a picnic table.
 
 
 
[CUERDEN VALLEY PARK AND LANCASTER LANE]
Date: 1981 Film Number: 2478
 
Opens with shots of children in front of a stream in Cuerden Valley Park, also features general views of the park and shots of bridges, a lake and children playing. Workmen are seen constructing a pathway. Closes with footage of the Lancaster Lane site of the Central Lancashire Development Corporation (now known as English Partnerships), including footage of a new housing estate and a golf course.
 
 
 
[CLAYTON GREEN SPORTS CENTRE]
Date: 1981 Film Number: 2479
 
Opens with footage of housing at various levels of completion at the Lancaster Lane site of the Central Lancashire Development Corporation (now known as English Partnerships). Some are inhabited, a child is seen on the front lawn of a bungalow. Continues with shots of the front entrance of the Clayton Green Sports Centre. There are several takes of two young men approaching the Centre. Closes with footage of construction underway on the Roman Way site of the CLDC, warehouses and factories are seen under construction, a completed Michelin warehouse is also featured.
 
 
 
[ROMAN WAY, SHERWOOD AND INGOL EAST DEVELOPMENT SITES]
Date: 1981 Film Number: 2480
 
Opens with footage of workmen involved in road building at the Roman Way site of the Central Lancashire Development Corporation (now known as English Partnerships). Continues with shots of the Sherwood Site, showing houses (built and incomplete), a play area and road building. Closes with shots from the Ingol East site, featuring a new school, housing and a shopping centre.
 
 
 
[INGOL EAST AND PLUNGINGTON]
Date: 1981 Film Number: 2481
 
Opens with footage from the Ingol East site of the Central Lancashire Development Corporation (now known as English Partnerships). Includes shots of new houses and flats and a boarded up new shopping centre. Also features shots of wasteground, building sites (including bricklayers at work) and a play area. Closes with footage of Plungington, featuring shots of traffic, a warehouse and housing under construction and Plungington Urban Renewal Office.
 
 
 
[PLUNGINGTON, INGOL EAST AND COURTAULDS FACTORY]
Date: 1981 Film Number: 2482
 
Opens with shots of remodernised housing in Plungington, nearby derelict houses are also seen. Continues with shots from a park and streetscenes, showing recently planted trees and housing. Features footage from Ingol East Golf and Squash Club, including shots of the clubhouse and golfers. Closes with footage from Courtaulds factory, also showing an adjacent derelict factory.
 
 
 
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