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| [TAMESIDE - SCHOOL SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1935-37 Film Number: 1415 | |||
| School scenes, interior and exterior, featuring 1936 May Queen celebrations and a variety of school activities. Also shows sporting activities including St. Georges (the school (?)) Football Team, 1935-36 League Champions and the Hyde Schools Swimming Champions 1937. Finishes with playground scenes. | |||
| HAPPY MEMORIES | |||
| Date: 1935-8 Film Number: 3266 | |||
| Footage of the Riley Family on various trips: Coronation Day in Horwich, with flags, street parties, brass bands, policemen and civic dignitaries, a celebration in Queens Park in Bolton, and a steam train, the "Coronation Scot" doing over 60mph. This is followed by scenes in Blackpool with the illuminations, a trip on a tram, a picnic on Rivington Pike, scenes in Lever Park, a Wigan v Widnes Rugby League match and soccer at Bury. There is a whit walk, including groups from Holy Trinity Mission and St Elizabeth's Mission and a shot of Horwich Parish Church. There is a first aid demonstration, scenes at a steel works, gardens and some majorettes. | |||
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| NEW BATHS OPENED | |||
| Date: 1936 Film Number: 1430 | |||
| Whitehall Newsreel featuring : Morecambe Baths opened on 27th July 1936, with a civic ceremony and female models. Followed by footage of football in Christy Park (Morecambe) then General Evangeline Booth addressing a crowd; cuts to firemen and the gutted timber yard of Hustler's Sawmills; cuts to Remembrance service and procession. Finishes with dancers dressed as sailors. Interspersed with seafront shots. | |||
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| 1936 WE PRESENT ONCE AGAIN THE FIELD DAY AND GARDEN FETE | |||
| Date: 1936 Film Number: 5098 | |||
| Scenes from St Thomas' Church Whitsuntide Field Day and Church Garden Fete. The procession is seen passing through the streets of Eccleston. At the Field Day people of all ages enjoy events including an egg and spoon race, running race, sack football, boules, rounders and a tug of war as well as spinning top games, skipping, music and dancing. Following this are scenes of the Church Garden Fete with a speech from Miss Evelyn Pilkington, cakes, drinks and decorations. | |||
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| [BOYS' BRIGADE 1936-1937] | |||
| Date: 1936-7 Film Number: 1193 | |||
| Members of the 72nd Boys' Brigade from Salford are seen participating in a procession through St Peters and Albert Squares in Manchester. Also scenes from a camping holiday in North Wales including a visit to Conway Castle and the beach, a boat trip, hill-walking, sports day at camp and lads playing football. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
| [LONGFORD PARK SCHOOL SPORTS DAY AND CORONATION CELEBRATIONS] | |||
| Date: 1936-37 Film Number: 1496 | |||
| Longford Park School Sports Day, Stretford 1936. Includes shots of a netball game; cricket match and a school trip to Windermere. The second part of the film focuses on the school's coronation celebrations. Schoolboys are seen eating a meal in the school hall; leaving the playground at home time and crowding around a man selling ice creams. | |||
| BLACKPOOL PLEASURE BEACH | |||
| Date: *1936/40/4/6 Film Number: 4418 | |||
| Scenes from Hart family holiday to Blackpool - they are seen on the beach playing with the dog, and walking along the sea-front on a rough day. The family visit Blackpool Pleasure Beach, as well as Derby Baths indoor pool, and an outdoor swimming pool. Ice-skating scenes, with service men in uniform on the rink, are followed by the family in a park. | |||
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| BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE BOY'S AND GIRL'S REFUGE (EST 1870). | |||
| Date: *1937 Film Number: 619 | |||
| Shows staff at work at the Refuge and also shows sites such as The Cripples Home; Seaside Home at Old Colwyn; Birkdale Camp. Includes an appeal for local communities to be established to help the society. 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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| 1937 FA CUP RUNDOWN | |||
| Date: 1937 Film Number: 2896 | |||
| Footage showing the team line-ups for the 1937 FA Cup Final at Wembley between Preston North End and Sunderland. | |||
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| [DANCE & COSTUME DISPLAY AT BOLTON GROUND] | |||
| Date: c1938 Film Number: 6616 | |||
| Scenes featuring a dancing display and costume procession on the pitch at Bolton Wanderers Football Club ground, followed by views of a terraced street festooned with Union Jacks and bunting. | |||
| BLACKPOOL'S NEWS-REEL | |||
| Date: 1937 - 53 Film Number: 484 | |||
| Mayor's procession; North Pier fire; Stanley Park Gala; Indian Pavilion fire, Pleasure Beach; ARP fire display; heavy snowfall; AFS unit at practise; Bailey Bridge; Winston Churchill; V.E. Day street party; Baines Grammar School sports; Mayor's Parade; inter-school sports; return of Blackpool F.C. after winning Cup Final. | |||
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| GAUMONT BRITISH NEWS No. 458 & 459 | |||
| Date: 1938 Film Number: 14 | |||
| Reel 1: Air raid drill at Nottingham. Collision on London Underground. Royal tour of Lancashire; the King and Queen visit Nelson, Burnley, Accrington, Blackburn, Preston, Blackpool and Manchester. Reel 2: Royal tour of Lancashire; Warrington, Widnes, Liverpool, Wigan, Bolton, Bury, Rochdale and Oldham. | |||
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| THE ROYAL VISIT TO LIVERPOOL MAY 19TH 1938 | |||
| Date: 1938 Film Number: 294 | |||
| George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit Liverpool where they are presented to Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Liverpool, Alderman Michael Cory Dixon and Mrs Dixon, Town Clerk Mr W H Baines; Chief Constable Mr A K Wilson; chairman of Education Committee Councillor C.G.S. Gordon, and the Director of Education Mr C.F. Mott. They then see boys and girls give a gymnastic display at Wavertree. The King inspects the Royal Naval Volunteer Rescue presenting a Guard of Honour before entering Liverpool Town Hall with people photographing. King presents new colours to 5th Batallion King's Regiment (Liverpool), the Liverpool Scottish (Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders) at Everton football ground where marching bands appear. | |||
| THE CUP FINAL WEMBLEY 1938 PRESTON NORTH END V HUDDERSFIELD TOWN | |||
| Date: 1938 Film Number: 2686 | |||
| Film of the 1938 FA Cup Final between Preston North End and Huddersfield Town. The teams walk out onto the pitch and are seen being presented to a VIP. The coin toss is featured prior to various shots from the match. The game goes to extra time - the foul on Mutch, giving Preston a penalty - is seen in stop-motion. Mutch converts the penalty and Preston are seen collecting the cup after their 1-0 win. | |||
| PRESTON'S GREAT WELCOME | |||
| Date: 1938 Film Number: 2687 | |||
| Film of Preston North End FC following their FA Cup Final victory over Huddersfield Town in 1938. The outside of Wembley Stadium is featured and the team is seen with the FA Cup in London. After their return to a packed Preston Station the team travel through the crowd -flanked streets. Speeches are made from the Town Hall steps. The cup is seen being paraded before the crowd at Deepdale. | |||
| THE CUP FINAL, WEMBLEY 1938. PRESTON NORTH END V HUDDERSFIELD TOWN | |||
| Date: 1938 Film Number: 6435 | |||
| Scenes from the 1938 Cup Final between Preston North End and Huddersfield Town. Shots of the Preston entourage boarding a train in Preston (including Thomas Blackburn, a club director) and walking to Wembley Stadium from the bus. Shots of the crowd and police outside the stadium. Movietone news highlights of the match, which Preston won 1-0. Shots of animals at Whipsnade Zoo. Triumphant Preston North End team returning home and being met by press, photographers and a huge crowd of supporters. The team are driven through the thronging streets sat on the roof of a bus, players address the crowds from the Town Hall steps and also visit a children's ward with the cup. | |||
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| [BURY AMATEURS VS BURY F.C. PROMOTION TEAM (1924), 4 MAY 1938] | |||
| Date: 1938 Film Number: 6038 | |||
| Film of the football match at Gigg Lane between Bury Amateurs and the Bury F.C. promotion team of 1924. The two teams run onto the pitch, the captains shake hands and there are views of the game and of supporters in the stands. | |||
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| ROUTE MARCH JULY 30TH 1938; MINDEN DAY AUGUST 1ST 1938 | |||
| Date: 1938 Film Number: 10644 | |||
| On July 30th 1938, crowds gather to watch a parade of troops marching through Bury. On the 1st of August 1938, people gathered at Gigg Lane to watch a military parade to commemorate Minden Day. The film ends with a shot of the Lancashire Fusiliers War Memorial in Bury. | |||
| THE LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS 250TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS | |||
| Date: 1938 Film Number: 10657 | |||
| On the 31st of July 1938, crowds gather in Bury town centre to watch the Church Parade march through the town. On the 1st of August 1938, people gathered at Gigg Lane to watch a military parade to commemorate Minden Day. The film ends with a shot of the Lancashire Fusiliers War Memorial in Bury. | |||
| [TROOP DISPLAY AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1938 Film Number: 8471 | |||
| Lancashire Fusiliers 6th Battalion troop activities, including a display at Rochdale Hornets rugby football ground, dinner dance for all ranks on 23rd July 1938, and a guard mounting competition in Middleton. | |||
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