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Record 9990 – 10009 of 11529
| 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. | |||
| [AFGHANS AT CRUFTS] | |||
| Date: 1982 Film Number: 4096 | |||
| Afghan Hounds being groomed by their owners, paraded around the arena and inspected by the judges at an indoor dog show [probably Crufts at Earl's Court, London]. Also includes general views of the various stalls at the event. | |||
| THE FANCY | |||
| Date: 1982 Film Number: 4577 | |||
| Student documentary about mouse-fancier, Jack Hartley. Scenes at his home in the north west (Manchester?), in the shed where he keeps and breeds his mice, and also at a mouse show, with judges inspecting the mice and awarding prizes. | |||
| [OUT IN AUSTRAILIA] | |||
| Date: 1982 Film Number: 5768 | |||
| Margaret and Arnold Ellis Snr's footage from their 1985 trip to Australia. Views from Albany, Frenchman's Bay and of tallships in a dock. Footage of an Australian football game, Middleton beach and a tour of an Albany house with fleeting shots of people. | |||
| ['MENACE' ON STAGE AT THE LIME STREET CLUB] | |||
| Date: 1982 Film Number: 7370 | |||
| A rock band ('Menace') are seen rehearsing at the Lime Street Club in Dukinfield on a stage which has a backdrop of biker imagery. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [CASTLE HAWK RALLY AND PORTMADOC] | |||
| Date: 1982 Film Number: 7372 | |||
| Scenes from the Castle Hawk Motorcycle Rally organised by the Spread Eagle MCC. Members of the Stalybridge Club lark about together on their bikes and pack up their tents. They are then seen being dragged on a makeshift sled behind a van driving along Portmadoc beach. Concludes with bikers setting off from Melbourne Street in Stalybridge and a brief shot of a pond. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| THE STRUGGLE OF BLACK WORKERS, THOMAS BANGBALA [PART ONE] | |||
| Date: 1982 Film Number: 7454 | |||
| Don Henry and Mohsin Zulfiqar interview Mr Tommy (Thomas) Bangbala at his home in Salford. Tommy Bangbala arrived in Liverpool from Ghana on a steamship as a steward boy in 1924, aged 17. Aspiring to get a good education and become an electrical engineer, Mr Bangbala recounts the hardships getting work as a black man, the discrimination he faced in the unions, on ships, in housing, The difficulties setting up family life when he was unable to get a house to live in. He talks about living in Liverpool and Manchester, the communities that black people lived in, the General Strike in 1926, his enlistment in WWII and subsequent exemption due to the essential work he did. Looks at how he finally managed to gain admission to the union as an electrical engineer and his work in Trafford Park, Openshaw and Altrincham. He talks about the Pan African Congress in Manchester in 1945 and how he used his membership in union & representation on the Trades Council to push the cause of black people within the union movement. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| THE STRUGGLE OF BLACK WORKERS, THOMAS BANGBALA [PART TWO] | |||
| Date: 1982 Film Number: 7455 | |||
| The second part of an interview with Tommy (Thomas) Bangbala - post war period. He talks about the race riots after the war and how that impacted on life in Manchester. The incidents of racism he was subjected to and the hardships his white wife had when it was known she was married to a black man. Also the impact on the children. His growing involvement in the Labour Party, Manchester City Council and Trade Union movement and how he represented the interests and cause of black people on these bodies. His industrial accident when he lost his hand and the litigation arising as a consequence of that. He compares his experience in the 1930s with what is happening in the 1980s, also a period of recession and severe cuts and unrest, with riots in the previous year. He is asked about Len Johnson the boxer and Communist Party member. He talks about Communism and the action taken by his Union to ban Communists from taking office. Interview followed by 10 minutes of photo material, family photos and other relevant documents. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| THE STRUGGLE OF BLACK WORKERS, PAUL BOATENG | |||
| Date: 1982 Film Number: 7456 | |||
| Paul Boateng addressing a meeting in Manchester, chaired by Elouise Edwards, about racism and the law in the context of the duplicity of the British state & imperialism. He draws on historical evidence of racism and, if the most blatant actions are now outlawed, how the country has failed to deal with institutional racism. Contradictions between the 1976 Race Relations Act and Nationality & Immigration Acts. He talks about failures of the CRE (Council for Race Equality) and the necessity to be engaged in the labour movement and move out of dependency culture. He exhorts examples of black self-help, supplementary schools and Defence Committees. After a 30-minute presentation, the discussion opens to the floor with issues about repatriation, unemployment and youth. Following Boateng's departure (42mins) there is a further presentation by a black trade unionist, and further contributions from Elouise Edwards, Kath Locke & others about multi-nationals, exploitation of Asian workers in Cotton Mills and relationships between black and white workers. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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| THE STRUGGLE OF BLACK WORKERS, GRANVILLE LAWRENCE | |||
| Date: 1982 Film Number: 7457 | |||
| Presentation to a meeting in Manchester (chaired by Elouise Edwards) by Granville Lawrence on the the organisation of black workers within the trade union movement in his capacity of convenor at British Vitafoam and member of the General & Municipal Workers Union, GMWU. He defines the difference between black people struggling against racism and imperialism and their role in the Trade Union (TU) movement. He discusses all elements of the TU movement -getting work, contracts, union membership, the role of union and attending meetings. He gives many examples of struggles he has been involved in and the necessity to challenge the union because of their racism. How to use the union to expose the exploitation of multi-nationals in Africa, using Nigeria as an example. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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| THE STRUGGLE OF BLACK WORKERS, BERNIE GRANT [PART ONE] | |||
| Date: 1982 Film Number: 7458 | |||
| As an Officer for the NUPE (National Union for Public Employees) for 5 years, Bernie Grant gives presentation to meeting in Manchester about what the trade union can do to combat racism. He speaks about the scarcity of officials from minority backgrounds and the deeply embedded racism within the unions. Uses example of black nurses in NHS to exemplify the extreme exploitation that takes place and how as workers their hands are tied. He gives a critique of the CRE (Council for Race Equality) and the kinds of practices that obstruct black workers from making changes. He proposes a series of ideas to combat these practices, including recognition of the particular needs of black workers, and the discrimination inherent in the rule books, language and literacy training. He presents a Trade Union Pack for Black Workers which integrates the issues about training, monitoring, glossary of terms, contact lists, etc. He also raises some of the problems this pack has created. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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